Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun mollycoddle

1 sense of mollycoddle

Sense 1
mollycoddle -- (a pampered darling; an effeminate man)
       => darling, favorite, favourite, pet, dearie, deary, ducky -- (a special loved one)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb mollycoddle

1 sense of mollycoddle

Sense 1
pamper, featherbed, cosset, cocker, baby, coddle, mollycoddle, spoil, indulge -- (treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!")
       => treat, handle, do by -- (interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently")