Definition

Verb: - To coddle; to pamper; to indulge: To treat someone with excessive care, affection, or leniency, often by giving in to their wishes or desires, typically out of love or special regard.

Usage

This verb describes the act of excessively pleasing or spoiling someone, often a loved one (like a child, partner, or family member), by accommodating their wants. It can have a positive connotation of showing deep affection but may also imply overindulgence that could be detrimental. - It is used with a direct object (the person being pampered). - Common in contexts of family, romantic relationships, and close friendships.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Bố mẹ không nên chiều chuộng con cái quá mức. (Parents should not pamper their children excessively.)
  • Anh ấy rất chiều chuộng bạn gái mình. (He really pampers his girlfriend.)
  • Bà nội lúc nào cũng chiều chuộng đứa cháu nhỏ. (The grandmother always indulges the little grandchild.)

Advanced Usage

• "Được chiều chuộng": To be pampered/spoiled.
  • Đứa trẻ ấy được chiều chuộng từ nhỏ. (That child has been pampered since childhood.)
• Often implies a one-sided action where one person grants favors or tolerates whims out of affection.

Variants and Related Words

• Chiều (verb): To indulge, to humor, to go along with someone's wishes. (A core component of "chiều chuộng", but less intense.)
  • Anh ấy luôn chiều theo ý thích của vợ. (He always indulges his wife's preferences.)
• Nuông chiều (verb): To pamper, to spoil. (A close synonym, often interchangeable with "chiều chuộng", sometimes with a slightly stronger nuance of yielding to desires.)
  • Nuông chiều bản thân quá đôi khi không tốt. (Pampering oneself too much is sometimes not good.)

Synonyms

• Làm nũng: To act in a coaxing, spoiled, or affectionately demanding way (often used for children or in romantic contexts; focuses more on the behavior of the one being pampered).
• Nâng niu: To cherish, to hold dear, to treat with utmost care and tenderness (less about indulging whims, more about treasuring).

Related Phrases / Idioms

• Chiều chuộng như trứng mỏng: To pamper someone as if they were a fragile egg (an idiom emphasizing extreme, delicate pampering).
  • Bà ấy chiều chuộng đứa cháu như trứng mỏng. (She pampers her grandchild as if they were a fragile egg.)

verb

1. To coddle; to pamper