Meaning & use
Mollycoddling
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Treating someone with excessive care and indulgence, protecting them from any difficulty or discomfort.
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Parents who keep mollycoddling their children may leave them unprepared for adult life.
The coach refused to keep mollycoddling players who missed practice.
A note on using this word
Combines "molly," an old term for a pampered person, with "coddle," meaning to treat gently.
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toughening
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