Definition of Coddle
to treat gently or with great care
Examples of Coddle in a sentence
The babysitter realized that she couldn’t coddle the children because they started to ignore her commands.
Our teacher was very fair in that she would neither coddle nor chastise her students.
The new parents were unsure whether or not to coddle their newborn.
Because he had recently lost a parent, friends and family would often coddle the young boy.
Not wanting to coddle him, the dog owner did not allow his new puppy on the furniture.
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