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   mollycoddle

   /ˈmɒlɪˌkɒdl/

   verb

   • 1. treat (someone) in an indulgent or overprotective way: "I found school very difficult, and realized I'd been mollycoddled at home"

   noun

   • 1. a timid or oversensitive man or boy: derogatory "baseball is a game for red-blooded men and mollycoddles better stay out of it"

   Word Origin mid 19th century: from molly ‘girl or prostitute’ (see moll) + coddle1.

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