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Mollycoddle

Noun CEFR C1
ˈmɒl.ɪˌkɒd.əl

Definitions

A person, especially a man or a boy, who is pampered and overprotected.

archaic

Equivalents

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Examples

“You have⟳ been bred up as a molly-coddle, Pen, and spoilt by the women.”
“No matter⟳ what pacifist "flubdubs and flapdoodle mollycoddles" might say⟳, the President [Teddy Roosevelt] knew that if there were a general war then America could well be drawn into it.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

Mollycoddled Mollycoddler Mollycoddles Mollycoddling mollycot mollydooker

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