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mollycoddle — verb treat indulgently or overprotectively. noun an effeminate man or boy. Origin C19: from molly girl (see moll) + coddle … English new terms dictionary
overprotective — adjective excessively protective. Derivatives overprotect verb overprotection noun overprotectively adverb overprotectiveness noun … English new terms dictionary
mollycoddle — ► VERB ▪ treat indulgently or overprotectively. ► NOUN ▪ an effeminate man or boy. ORIGIN from molly «girl» (see MOLL(Cf. ↑moll)) + CODDLE(Cf. ↑coddler) … English terms dictionary
