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mollycoddle

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
mollycoddle/ˈmɒlikɒdl/

▶verb treat indulgently or overprotectively. ▶noun an effeminate man or boy.

– origin C19: from molly ‘girl’ (see moll) + coddle.

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