Mollycoddler (Noun)
Meaning
Someone who pampers or spoils by excessive indulgence.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The new employee was such a mollycoddler to her kids that they refused to take care of themselves on their first day of college.
- His wife was a mollycoddler who wouldn't let him make a single decision without her approval, even in trivial matters.
- As a mollycoddler, she wouldn't let her son do his homework by himself, even when he was old enough to be independent.
- The overprotective parents were notorious mollycoddler's who never let their kids play outside without constant supervision.
- After a while, it became clear that the wealthy businessman was a mollycoddler to his spoiled and entitled children, who were incapable of making a decision without him.