Local English word record

pamper

verb · 1 sense

treat with excessive indulgence

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Examples

  • grandparents often pamper the children
  • Let's not mollycoddle our students!

Word relationships

Synonyms

featherbed, cosset, cocker, baby, coddle, mollycoddle, spoil, indulge

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