mollycoddle• I have never mollycoddled any of my artists.• I realised I'd been mollycoddled at school.• They must be presented, minded and mollycoddled if necessary so that they concentrate totally on their own performance.• You see, big sisters sometimesmollycoddle little brothers.• Stop mollycoddling those kids - they need to think for themselves.
Originmollycoddle
(1800-1900)mollycoddle“someone treated too kindly”((19-21 centuries)), from Molly a female name + coddle