Synonyms for coddle
Definitions
- v. 1
To treat gently or with great care.
Related words
- Word family
- coddler
Forms
- Past participle
- coddled
e.g. coddled → pampered, indulged, spoilt, babied…
Example sentences
- indulge Sometimes you can indulge yourself in some luxury.
- caress Tom and Mary kiss and caress each other.
- pamper She didn't want him to pamper the children.
- fondle If you leave, I'll tell all the world you fondle me while I sleep.
- wheedle I tried to wheedle him into telling me the answer.
By length
- 3 letters
- pet1
- 4 letters
- baby2, coax1
- 5 letters
- humor2, spoil1, babby
- 6 letters
- humour2, simmer2, caress2, pamper2, cocker2, fondle2, posset, cosset2, pettle, tidder, dandle, nustle
- 7 letters
- indulge2, chuckle2, wheedle, parboil2
- 11 letters
- mollycoddle4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (baby2 = 2 syllables).