Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mollycoddle

/ˈmɑl.iˌkɑd.əl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.51 in modern English

Syllables: mol-ly-cod-dle
IPA: /ˈmɑl.iˌkɑd.əl/

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Archaic

verb

To be overprotective and indulgent toward; to pamper.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"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."
""What are you, a Mollycoddle?""
"Heerendorp by this means obtained an evil notoriety, and it was ordered to be burnt, and the women of Jacob's family to be transferred to a concentration camp where they would be mollycoddled at the expense of the English taxpayer."
"Rich countries also need more competition in traditionally mollycoddled sectors such as education."

Etymology

From molly + coddle.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈmɑl.iˌkɑd.əl/
British English: /ˈmɒl.ɪˌkɒd.əl/

Usage

Inflected Forms

mollycoddles (plural) mollycoddles (present, singular) mollycoddling (participle, present) mollycoddled (participle, past) mollycoddled (past)

Derived Forms

mollycoddler

Synonyms

pamper featherbed cosset cocker baby coddle spoil indulge

Rhymes With

model waddle coddle swaddle doddle dawdle toddle hodl broddle

Questions

How do you pronounce mollycoddle?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɑl.iˌkɑd.əl/.
What does mollycoddle mean?: A person, especially a man or a boy, who is pampered and overprotected.
Where does mollycoddle come from?: From molly + coddle.

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