overcoddle en · VERB
Etymology
From over- + coddle.
Meanings
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(transitive) To coddle too much; to treat with too much care.
If we're anxious adults, it's probably not because we were overcoddled as toddlers, but that a particular gene on chromosome 17 — one that regulates serotonin transmission — is quite different from the one found in folks who are preternaturally laid-back.
2007, Bruce Grierson, U-Turn:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| overcoddles | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| overcoddled | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overcoddled | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| overcoddling | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Translations (1)
hu agyonkényeztet (to coddle too much)