Synonyms of the word

mollycoddle

• n. (now rare) A person, especially a man or a boy, who is pampered and overprotected.
• v. (transitive) To be overprotective and indulgent toward; to pamper.

baby

• n. A very young human, particularly from birth to a couple of years old or until walking is fully mastered.
• n. Any very young animal, especially a vertebrate; many species have specific names for their babies, such…
• n. Unborn young; a fetus.
• n. A person who is immature or infantile.
• n. Term of endearment for a girlfriend or boyfriend or spouse.
• n. (informal) A form of address to a man or a woman considered to be attractive.
• n. A pet project or responsibility.
• n. The lastborn of a family.
• n. An affectionate term for anything.
• n. (archaic) A small image of an infant; a doll.
• adj. Of a child: very young; of the age when he or she would be termed a baby or infant.
• adj. Of an animal: young.
• adj. Intended for babies.
• adj. (of vegetables, etc.) Picked when small and immature (as in baby corn, baby potatoes).
• v. (transitive) To coddle; to pamper somebody like an infant.
• v. (transitive) To tend (something) with care; to be overly attentive to (something), fuss over.

cocker

• n. (dated) One who breeds gamecocks or arranges cockfights.
• n. (dated) One who hunts gamecocks.
• n. A rustic high shoe, half-boots.
• n. (Britain, informal) Friend, mate.
• v. To make a nestle-cock of; to indulge or pamper (particularly of children).

coddle

• v. (transitive) To treat gently or with great care.
• v. (transitive) To cook slowly in hot water that is below the boiling point.
• v. (transitive) To exercise excessive or damaging authority in an attempt to protect. To overprotect.
• n. An Irish dish comprising layers of roughly sliced pork sausages and bacon rashers with sliced potatoes…

cosset

• v. (transitive) To treat like a pet; to overly indulge.
• n. A pet; (especially) a pet lamb.
• n. Someone indulged or cosseted.

darling

• n. A person who is dear to one.
• n. (by extension) A person or thing very popular with a certain group.
• adj. Dear; cherished.
• adj. charming.

dearie

• n. (colloquial, chiefly as a term of address) A person who is dear; sweetie.

deary

• n. (informal) A dear; a darling.
• n. (informal) A term of address for a female.

ducky

• adj. (slang, archaic) Great; going well; proceeding in an eminently agreeable fashion.
• n. (childish) A duck (aquatic bird), especially a toy rubber duck.
• n. A pet name used affectionately.

favorite

• adj. Preferred; liked more than any other.
• n. Preferred one, one with special favor.
• n. Expected or most probable to win.
• n. (Internet) A bookmark in a web browser.
• v. Alternative form of favor.
• v. (Internet) To bookmark.
• v. (Internet) To add to one's list of favorites on a website that allows users to compile such lists.

favourite

• adj. Preferred or liked above all others (unless qualified).
• adj. Belonging to a category whose members are all preferred or liked over nonmembers.
• n. A person or thing who enjoys special regard or favour.
• n. A person who is preferred or trusted above all others.
• n. A contestant or competitor thought most likely to win.
• n. (Internet) A bookmark in a web browser.
• n. (in the plural) A short curl dangling over the temples, fashionable in the reign of Charles II.
• v. Alternative form of favour.
• v. (Internet) To bookmark.
• v. (Internet) To add to one's list of favourite items on a website that allows users to compile such lists.

featherbed

• n. A mattress stuffed with feathers.
• v. (transitive) To treat someone with excessive indulgence; to pamper, cosset or mollycoddle.

handle

• n. The part of an object which is (designed to be) held in the hand when used or moved.
• n. An instrument for effecting a purpose (either literally or figuratively); a tool.
• n. (gambling) The gross amount of wagering within a given period of time or for a given event at one of more…
• n. (textiles) The tactile qualities of a fabric, e.g., softness, firmness, elasticity, fineness, resilience,…
• n. (slang) A name, nickname or pseudonym.
• n. (computing) A reference to an object or structure that can be stored in a variable.
• n. (Australia, New Zealand) A 10 fl oz (285 ml) glass of beer in the Northern Territory. (See also pot and…
• n. (US) A half-gallon (1.75-liter) bottle of alcohol. (Called a sixty in Canada.).
• n. (geography, Newfoundland and Labrador, rare) A point, an extremity of land.
• n. (topology) A topological space homeomorphic to a ball but viewed as a product of two lower-dimensional…
• n. (algebraic geometry) The smooth, irreducible subcurve of a comb which connects to each of the other components…
• v. (transitive) To touch; to feel or hold with the hand(s).
• v. (transitive, rare) To accustom to the hand; to take care of with the hands.
• v. (transitive) To manage, use, or wield with the hands.
• v. (transitive) To manage, control, or direct.
• v. (transitive) To treat, to deal with (in a specified way).
• v. (transitive) To deal with (a subject, argument, topic, or theme) in speaking, in writing, or in art.
• v. (transitive) To receive and transfer; to have pass through one's hands; hence, to buy and sell.
• v. (transitive, rare) To be concerned with; to be an expert in.
• v. (transitive) To put up with; to endure (and continue to function).
• v. (intransitive) To use the hands.
• v. (intransitive) To behave in a particular way when handled (managed, controlled, directed).

indulge

• v. (intransitive, often followed by "in"): To yield to a temptation or desire.
• v. (transitive) To satisfy the wishes or whims of.
• v. To give way to (a habit or temptation); not to oppose or restrain.
• v. To grant an extension to the deadline of a payment.
• v. To grant as by favour; to bestow in concession, or in compliance with a wish or request.

pamper

• v. To treat with excessive care, attention or indulgence.
• v. (dated) To feed luxuriously.

pet

• n. An animal kept as a companion.
• n. (by extension) Something kept as a companion, including inanimate objects. (pet rock, pet plant, etc.).
• n. One who is excessively loyal to a superior.
• n. Any person or animal especially cherished and indulged; a darling.
• v. (transitive) To stroke or fondle (an animal).
• v. (transitive, informal) To stroke or fondle (another person) amorously.
• v. (intransitive, informal) Of two or more people, to stroke and fondle one another amorously.
• v. (dated, transitive) To treat as a pet; to fondle; to indulge.
• v. (archaic, intransitive) To be a pet.
• adj. Favourite; cherished.
• adj. Kept or treated as a pet.
• n. A fit of petulance, a sulk, arising from the impression that one has been offended or slighted.
• n. Abbreviation of petition.
• n. (Geordie) A term of endearment usually applied to women and children.

spoil

• v. (transitive, archaic) To strip (someone who has been killed or defeated) of their arms or armour.
• v. (transitive, archaic) To strip or deprive (someone) of their possessions; to rob, despoil.
• v. (transitive, intransitive, archaic) To plunder, pillage (a city, country etc.).
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To carry off (goods) by force; to steal.
• v. (transitive) To ruin; to damage (something) in some way making it unfit for use.
• v. (transitive) To ruin the character of, by overindulgence; to coddle or pamper to excess.
• v. (intransitive) Of food, to become bad, sour or rancid; to decay.
• v. (transitive) To render (a ballot paper) invalid by deliberately defacing it.
• v. (transitive) To reveal the ending of (a story etc.); to ruin (a surprise) by exposing it ahead of time.
• n. (Also in plural: spoils) Plunder taken from an enemy or victim.
• n. (uncountable) Material (such as rock or earth) removed in the course of an excavation, or in mining or…

treat

• v. (intransitive) To negotiate, discuss terms, bargain (for or with).
• v. (intransitive) To discourse; to handle a subject in writing or speaking; to conduct a discussion.
• v. (transitive) To discourse on; to represent or deal with in a particular way, in writing or speaking.
• v. (transitive, intransitive, obsolete) To entreat or beseech (someone).
• v. (transitive) To handle, deal with or behave towards in a specific way.
• v. (transitive) To entertain with food or drink, especially at one's own expense; to show hospitality to;…
• v. (transitive) To care for medicinally or surgically; to apply medical care to.
• v. (transitive) To subject to a chemical or other action; to act upon with a specific scientific result in…
• v. To provide something special and pleasant.
• n. An entertainment, outing, or other indulgence provided by someone for the enjoyment of others.
• n. An unexpected gift, event etc., which provides great pleasure.
• n. (obsolete) A parley or discussion of terms; a negotiation.
• n. (obsolete) An entreaty.