Meaning & use
Pettle
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Chiefly Scottish dialect: to pamper, coax, or fondle affectionately; to indulge.
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She pettled the sick lamb until it was strong enough to stand.
His grandmother used to pettle him with sweets whenever he cried.
A note on using this word
A Scots dialect verb, related to 'pet' used as a verb of affectionate indulgence.
Words with a similar meaning
pampercoddle
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