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Meaning of "mollycoddling" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MOLLYCODDLING

mollycoddling  [ˈmɒlɪkɒdlɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MOLLYCODDLING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mollycoddling is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MOLLYCODDLING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of mollycoddling in the English dictionary

The definition of mollycoddling in the dictionary is the act of treating with indulgent care or pampering.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MOLLYCODDLING


aeromodelling
ˈɛərəʊˈmɒdlɪŋ
bloodcurdling
ˈblʌdˌkɜːdlɪŋ
codling
ˈkɒdlɪŋ
cradling
ˈkreɪdlɪŋ
fiddling
ˈfɪdlɪŋ
foundling
ˈfaʊndlɪŋ
godling
ˈɡɒdlɪŋ
handling
ˈhændlɪŋ
idling
ˈaɪdlɪŋ
kindling
ˈkɪndlɪŋ
middling
ˈmɪdlɪŋ
mishandling
ˌmɪsˈhændlɪŋ
noodling
ˈnuːdlɪŋ
piddling
ˈpɪdlɪŋ
puddling
ˈpʌdlɪŋ
sandling
ˈsændlɪŋ
seedling
ˈsiːdlɪŋ
unbundling
ʌnˈbʌndlɪŋ
wheedling
ˈwiːdlɪŋ
wildling
ˈwaɪldlɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MOLLYCODDLING

mollitious
mollusc
mollusc-like
molluscan
molluscicidal
molluscicide
molluscoid
molluscoidal
molluscous
molluscum
mollusk
mollusk-like
molluskan
Mollweide projection
molly
Molly Maguire
mollycoddle
mollycoddler
mollyhawk
mollymawk

WORDS THAT END LIKE MOLLYCODDLING

baggage handling
ballhandling
Bramley´s seedling
brandling
calling
dawdling
dwindling
fair to middling
groundling
hidling
hurdling
influence peddling
meddling
muddling
pindling
reedling
shepherdling
special handling
spindling
waddling
worldling

Synonyms and antonyms of mollycoddling in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MOLLYCODDLING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «mollycoddling» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of mollycoddling
baby · coddle · cosset · indulge · pamper · pet · ruin · spoil

Translation of «mollycoddling» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MOLLYCODDLING

Find out the translation of mollycoddling to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of mollycoddling from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mollycoddling» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

mollycoddling
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mimos
570 millions of speakers

English

mollycoddling
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

mollycoddling
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

mollycoddling
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

mollycoddling
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mollycoddling
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

mollycoddler
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chouchoutage
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mollycoddler
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Verzärtelung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

mollycoddling
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

mollycoddling
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mollycoddler
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mollycoddling
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

mollycoddler
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मालीकोडडलर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mollycoddler
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mollycoddling
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mollycoddling
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

mollycoddling
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mollycoddling
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

mollycoddling
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

mollycoddling
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mollycoddling
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mollycoddling
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mollycoddling

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MOLLYCODDLING»

The term «mollycoddling» is normally little used and occupies the 140.669 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MOLLYCODDLING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «mollycoddling» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «mollycoddling» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mollycoddling

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MOLLYCODDLING»

Discover the use of mollycoddling in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mollycoddling and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Disgust: Theory and History of a Strong Sensation
As a follow-up to mendacious-moral innocence, its sec- ond referent is “shame” at one's own “instincts, “sickly mollycoddling and moralization.” The hard “human- all-to-human proposition” that Nietzsche opposes to this self-denial from shame ...
Winfried Menninghaus, 2012
2
Fault Lines
America. Must. Stop. Mollycoddling. Pakistan. Many in India offer prayers to the rising Sun God. There are others who pray facing Mecca. Both sentiments are worthy of respect. However, what do you do with those who blindly pray to ...
Bharat Verma, 2009
3
Bloomington Days: Town and Gown in Middle America
mollyCoDDling. The customer is always right. But heaven forfend that this notion should take root in the groves of academe. Unfortunately, use of the term ' customer' for 'student' has already become dispiritingly common. Students may pay ...
Blaise Cronin, 2012
4
Indian Defence Review
Therefore, their justification of American mollycoddling of a terrorist state like Pakistan at the cost of India is horrendous. incapable of analysing security threats from an Indo-centric viewpoint they grab Washington's readymade briefs in ...
Bharat Verma (Ed)
5
Courage: The Backbone of Leadership
Define 'mollycoddling.'” “It's tolerating B.S. It's putting up with substandard performance.” “Dr. Baring, I'm with you. No mollycoddling here. The purpose of the model is courageous communication.” I smiled. “No chickens allowed!” He nodded.
Gus Lee, 2006
6
Seventeen Against the Dealer
“You don't have to stay here mollycoddling me,” Gram told her. “I'm not.” Dicey knew what Gram would say next so she didn't give her a chance. “This isn't mollycoddling, as you very well know. Mollycoddling is—toast in hot milk, and flowers ...
Cynthia Voigt, 2012
7
ABA Journal
We reprint it below: "Stop MOLLYCODDLING young criminals!" This is the refrain that is being heard increasingly from all sides. Even J. Edgar Hoover, head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, came out a few months ago with a blistering ...
8
Popular Science
... bacilli could be packed into a grain of granulated sugar will give some idea of the size of the microbes. Put Your Flowers Outdoors on This Adjustable Window Shelf w. 270. Mollycoddling. the. Microbe. Feeding Germs on a Special Diet.
9
Princeton Alumni Weekly
At Drew University a student senator recommends to a Codes and Law Revision Committee a “Criminal Code" with an attendant apparatus of Rules of Evidence and Jury Instructions, in order, to use his words, to stop “mollycoddling ...
‎1975
10
Looking for a Fight
'You got to stop mollycoddling him, Howard.' Terry was grinning his stupid face off . So he'd been British and European champion and fought for a world title. Big fucking deal. He still got his arse kicked though, didn't he? 'I don't know how the ...
D. Matthews, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MOLLYCODDLING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mollycoddling is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Time to stop mollycoddling the corrupt
A diverse grouping of civil society organisations has called on the public to protest against escalating corruption by joining a picket in front of ... «Rand Daily Mail, Jul 15»
2
Policy Matters - Antifragilising the economy
That will not – indeed, cannot – be created by mollycoddling groups of people into believing that they are businessmen. Entrepreneurship ... «The Sun Daily, Jul 15»
3
Summer Reading
This mollycoddling, Thompson argues, does neither the artists nor the liberal cause any good. Serious black artists should be treated as ... «Commonweal, Jul 15»
4
Holby's Chizzy Akudolu: 'Mo can't fathom who'd want to attack Adele!'
... patients and she's a bit sharp with Ollie and Zosia but she just wants to get on with things and she doesn't want anybody mollycoddling her. «What's On TV, Jul 15»
5
Small gestures that spell big love
This isn't mothering, mollycoddling or codependence; it's simple loving kindness that builds trust and tenderness between you. 2. Thanks and ... «NEWS.com.au, Jul 15»
6
Terrorist mollycoddled but no flags lowered to half-staff
Why do major television networks continue to get away with mollycoddling murdering radical terrorists in the very wake of their evil carnage? «Canada Free Press, Jul 15»
7
Exclusive Jonathan Brown book extract: Mistake of recruiting …
But he was a grown man, soon to be 30 years old, and we'd been mollycoddling him for six months. While Fev went into rehab for almost two ... «Herald Sun, Jul 15»
8
Enter your keywords
... to the arm round the shoulder mollycoddling of Harry Redknapp. So what's your style? How would you go about things if you were in charge? «Australian FourFourTwo, Jul 15»
9
Your Voice Friday July 17
I agree with Martel Maxwell when she says mollycoddling kids due to political correctness is bonkers. She was referring to a local primary ... «Evening Telegraph, Jul 15»
10
The Safestay hostel in London is Posh – but minus the pricetag
Or unless the whole idea of trying to protect your kids from cockroachy hostels is just long distance mollycoddling. Personally I am undecided ... «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Mollycoddling [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/mollycoddling>. Apr 2024 ».
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