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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