English Dictionary

mollycoddle

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈmɒl.ɪˌkɒd.əl/

動詞

他動詞

(transitive) To be overprotective and indulgent toward; to pamper.

日本語の意味

過保護に育てる、甘やかす / 過度に可愛がる、甘い顔をする

Despite his age and competence, his parents continue to mollycoddle him, doing his laundry and answering his emails.

年齢や能力は十分あるのに、両親は彼を甘やかし続けていて、洗濯をしたりメールに返信したりしている。

意味（1）

(transitive) To be overprotective and indulgent toward; to pamper.

Heerendorp by this means obtained an evil notoriety, and it was ordered to be burnt, and the women of Jacob's family to be transferred to a concentration camp where they would be mollycoddled at the expense of the English taxpayer.

mollycoddles （ present singular third-person ）

mollycoddling （ participle present ）

mollycoddled （ participle past ）

mollycoddled （ past ）