simple past tense and past participle of coddle

(transitive) To treat gently or with great care. / (transitive) To cook slowly in hot water that is below the boiling point.

An Irish dish comprising layers of roughly sliced pork sausages and bacon rashers with sliced potatoes and onions. / (archaic) An effeminate person.

The act of one who coddles or pampers. / Alternative form of codling (type of apple)

present participle of coddle

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coddle

plural of coddling

(cooking) An egg that has been delicately cooked in a water bath (often in a device called a coddler), either in or out of the shell.

plural of coddled egg