Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wrap in cotton wool

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.64 in modern English

Syllables: wrap in -cot-ton -wool
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To treat delicately, to baby, to coddle.

Example Sentences

"'A word to the wise—don't wrap him in cotton wool, because he'll resent it later."
"But you can't wrap me in cotton wool."
"All the Stuff the Expectant Dad Needs to Know George Lewis ... Because it must be hard,' that I even allowed myself to admit to myself that, yes, it was quite hard. ... But she didn't wrap him up in cotton wool and always tried to[…]"
""[…] He told me what to expect, he didn't wrap me in cotton wool, and was always a great guide who treated me the same as everybody else, which is really what I needed. He didn't treat me any differently from the male managers in his team. I got a bollocking the same way everyone else did!""

Inflected Forms

wraps in cotton wool (present, singular) wrapping in cotton wool (participle, present) wrapped in cotton wool (participle, past) wrapped in cotton wool (past)

Phrases

handle with kid gloves

Frequently Paired Words

handle with kid gloves

Questions

What does wrap in cotton wool mean?: To treat delicately, to baby, to coddle.

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