coddler

Thân thiện

A mother is a coddler who always gives her child extra treats.

Definition

Noun: A person who treats someone with excessive care or kindness, often to the point of spoiling them by allowing too much freedom or giving too many privileges.

Usage and Examples

A "coddler" is someone who indulges another person's wishes or comforts them excessively.

• The mother was such a coddler that she still made her adult son's bed every morning.
• As a teacher, he refused to be a coddler and believed in challenging his students.
• The nanny was accused of being a coddler because she never enforced any rules.

Advanced Usage

• The term often carries a mildly negative or critical connotation, implying that the indulgence is harmful or prevents maturity, independence, or resilience.
• It can be used in broader contexts beyond parenting, such as in management ("a boss who is a coddler") or education ("professors who are coddlers").

Variants and Related Words

• Coddle (verb): To treat someone in an overprotective or indulgent way.
  • Example: She tends to coddle her youngest child.
• Coddled (adjective): Describing someone who has been treated in this way.
  • Example: He grew up coddled and was unprepared for the real world.

Synonyms

• Pamperer
• Spoiler
• Indulger
• Cossetter

Antonyms

• Disciplinarian
• Hard-taskmaster
• Strict person

Học thuật

Noun

1. someone who pampers or spoils by excessive indulgence

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• pamperer
• spoiler
• mollycoddler