mollycoddle [verb]
Definition of mollycoddle:
1. A person, an effeminate or ineffectual a man or a boy, who is pampered and overprotected.
2. To be overprotective and indulgent toward
3. treat with excessive indulgence
Opposite/Antonyms of mollycoddle:
Sentence/Example of mollycoddle:
1. Let's not mollycoddle any students!
2. I wanted to throw up when I saw a woman mollycoddle her boyfriend with baby talk and caress his cheek.
3. I wish I could hold her in my arms and mollycoddle her, the way I did when she was just a baby.
4. You shouldn't mollycoddle our kids.