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Grammar : Verb
Spell : mol-ee-kod-l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɒl iˌkɒd l



Definition of mollycoddle

Origin :
  • also molly-coddle, 1870, from a noun (1833) meaning "one who coddles himself," from Molly (pet name formation from Mary), which had been used contemptuously since 1754 for "a milksop, an effeminate man," + coddle (q.v.). Related: Mollycoddled; mollycoddling.
  • verb pamper
Example sentences :
  • But to the Mollycoddle she apportions dyspepsia and black bile.
  • Extract from : « Appearances » by Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson
  • Nations, like men, may be classified roughly as Red-blood and Mollycoddle.
  • Extract from : « Appearances » by Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson
  • The Mollycoddle engenders ideas, and the Red-blood exploits them.
  • Extract from : « Appearances » by Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson
  • To be born a Mollycoddle in America is to be born to a hard fate.
  • Extract from : « Appearances » by Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson
  • The Mollycoddle also despises the Red-blood, but he cannot do without him.
  • Extract from : « Appearances » by Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson
  • Still, primarily, the Mollycoddle is a critic, not a man of action.
  • Extract from : « Appearances » by Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson
  • The Red-blood joins societies; the Mollycoddle is a non-joiner.
  • Extract from : « Appearances » by Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson
  • Then comes the Mollycoddle, divining all, possessing and offering all.
  • Extract from : « Appearances » by Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson
  • He despises her because of the Mollycoddle he divines in her.
  • Extract from : « Appearances » by Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson
  • Hence the fact, noted by a cynic, that it is the Mollycoddle who cuckolds the Red-blood.
  • Extract from : « Appearances » by Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson

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