Why is it called mollycoddle?
Ava Arnold
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You need to cook them slowly and gently, keeping the water just below boiling. Given how carefully you need to treat the eggs, it's not surprising that coddle, the name for the cooking process, developed the figurative sense "to pamper." Mollycoddle was formed by combining coddle with molly, a nickname for Mary.
Where did the expression mollycoddle come from?
mollycoddle (v.)
also molly-coddle, by 1839 (implied in mollycoddling), from a noun (by 1828) meaning "overly pampered, fastidious, effeminate male," from Molly (pet name formation from Mary), which had been used contemptuously at least since 1707 for "a milksop, an effeminate man" (see molly (n. 1)) + coddle (q.v.).
What does mummy cuddled mean?
mol·ly·cod·dled, mol·ly·cod·dling, mol·ly·cod·dles. To be overprotective and indulgent toward. See Synonyms at pamper.
What does mollycoddle antonym?
Opposite of to treat with great care, attention or indulgence. abuse. ill-treat. ill-use. maltreat.
What are synonyms for mollycoddle?
Some common synonyms of mollycoddle are baby, humor, indulge, pamper, and spoil.
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How do you use mollycoddle in a sentence?
- Since the elderly woman only lived with her poodle, she would mollycoddle the dog by providing him with expensive dog treats and a bed fit for a king.
- The older sister would always mollycoddle her younger brother by never letting him out of her sight.
What does to cosset mean?
verb. cosseted; cosseting; cossets. Definition of cosset (Entry 2 of 2) transitive verb. : to treat as a pet : pamper.
What is rig a ma roll?
an elaborate or complicated procedure: to go through the rigmarole of a formal dinner. confused, incoherent, foolish, or meaningless talk. Also rig·a·ma·role [rig-uh-muh-rohl]
What is a Mollycoddler?
Noun. 1. mollycoddler - someone who pampers or spoils by excessive indulgence. coddler, pamperer, spoiler. individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
What does chug it mean?
If you chug something, you drink it very quickly without stopping. [US, informal] Nadine chugs her beer and orders another.
What is Cudding?
Cudding is a reflex action that takes place in the intervals between taking food and considerably facilitates its processing. Undermasticated food is swallowed and enters the initial sections of the multichambered ruminant stomach—the rumen and the reticulum-—where it is mixed with remains of food and swallowed saliva.
What does D cuddle mean?
: to hold close for warmth or comfort or in affection He cuddled the puppy. intransitive verb. : to lie close or snug : nestle, snuggle …
Where did the word cuddle originate?
Origin of cuddle
Origin uncertain, but probably from a frequentative form of Middle English *cudden, cuththen, keththen (“to embrace”), a variant of cuthen, kuthen, kithen (“to be familiar with, make known”), from cuth, couth (“known, familiar”), equivalent to couth + -le.
What does coddle mean in a sentence?
1 : to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point coddled the eggs for the Caesar salad. 2 : to treat with extreme or excessive care or kindness : pamper accused the court of coddling criminals colleges that coddle their athletes.
What is the synonym of desperate?
despairing, hopeless. anguished, distressed, in despair, suicidal. miserable, wretched, desolate. forlorn, disheartened, discouraged, demoralized, devastated, downcast, resigned, defeatist, pessimistic. distraught, fraught, overcome, out of one's mind, at one's wits' end, beside oneself, at the end of one's tether.
What means Molly?
: the illicit drug ecstasy especially when in a powdered or crystalline form contained in a capsule Experts say Molly, though often touted as pure, is often mixed with other drugs and ingredients, perhaps even more than the Ecstasy of yesteryear.—
Is overindulge a word?
verb (used with or without object), o·ver·in·dulged, o·ver·in·dulg·ing. to indulge to excess: to overindulge one's fondness for candy.
What is meant by spoon feed?
transitive verb. 1 : to feed by means of a spoon. 2a : to present (information) so completely as to preclude independent thought spoon-feed material to students. b : to present information to in this manner.
What is a bunch of rigmarole?
1 : confused or meaningless talk. 2 : a complex and sometimes ritualistic procedure.
Is rigmarole a bad word?
Rigmarole means complicated, bothersome nonsense, so it might seem that, like gobbledygook, kerfuffle, to-do, and blabbityblab, the word's origin is onomatopoeic or fanciful. ... Over time ragman roll, for a long roll of parchment full of “nonsense,” eventually became rigmarole, a long, unnecessarily time-consuming hassle.
WHAT IS A chided?
intransitive verb. : to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke is quick to chide against the mayor for his negligence. transitive verb. : to voice disapproval to : reproach in a usually mild and constructive manner : scold She chided us for arriving late.
How do you memorize cosset?
Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for cosset
The value of cos is set perfectly. The value of cos is set perfectly. The value of cos is set perfectly.
What is the opposite word of cosset?
Opposite of to treat like a pet. abuse. ill-treat. ill-use. maltreat.
What is a cosset lamb?
noun. a lamb brought up without its dam; pet lamb.
