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Mollycoddle - Word of the Day Sat Jan 4, 2020

Myr

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Mollycoddle - (verb) - to treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention; to spoil

spoiled kitty cat

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Mother is always mollycoddling the cat, giving in to his every whim, including cream on demand.

Want to know more?  Apparently it has a history and can be used as noun for a pampered boy.  https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mollycoddle

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Valkyrie

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Cats demand nothing less than mollycoddling :gikkle: 

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Daddydavek

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Mollycoddle sounds old fashioned and I would use pamper which has somewhat less of a connotation to spoil. 

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4 hours ago, Daddydavek said:

Mollycoddle sounds old fashioned and I would use pamper which has somewhat less of a connotation to spoil. 

Hmm... I tend to think of mollycoddle and pamper as being quite different levels when relating to spoil. Or maybe it’s just when one is pampered vs. mollycoddled, that behaviour is seen in a more favourable light? 

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Slytherin

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Sherlock Holmes was the first thing I thought of reading that word. 
I think I read too much fanfiction! :funny: 

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