"coddle" in the verb sense
1. pamper, featherbed, cosset, cocker, baby, coddle, mollycoddle, spoil, indulge
treat with excessive indulgence
"grandparents often pamper the children"
"Let's not mollycoddle our students!"
2. coddle
cook in nearly boiling water
"coddle eggs"
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