Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to mollycoddle
Participle: mollycoddled
Gerund: mollycoddling
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | mollycoddle |
| you | mollycoddle |
| he;she;it | mollycoddles |
| we | mollycoddle |
| you | mollycoddle |
| they | mollycoddle |
Perfect
| I | have mollycoddled |
| you | have mollycoddled |
| he;she;it | has mollycoddled |
| we | have mollycoddled |
| you | have mollycoddled |
| they | have mollycoddled |
Past
| I | mollycoddled |
| you | mollycoddled |
| he;she;it | mollycoddled |
| we | mollycoddled |
| you | mollycoddled |
| they | mollycoddled |
Pluperfect
| I | had mollycoddled |
| you | had mollycoddled |
| he;she;it | had mollycoddled |
| we | had mollycoddled |
| you | had mollycoddled |
| they | had mollycoddled |
Future
| I | will mollycoddle |
| you | will mollycoddle |
| he;she;it | will mollycoddle |
| we | will mollycoddle |
| you | will mollycoddle |
| they | will mollycoddle |
Future Perfect
| I | will have mollycoddled |
| you | will have mollycoddled |
| he;she;it | will have mollycoddled |
| we | will have mollycoddled |
| you | will have mollycoddled |
| they | will have mollycoddled |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | mollycoddle |
| you | mollycoddle |
| he;she;it | mollycoddle |
| we | mollycoddle |
| you | mollycoddle |
| they | mollycoddle |
Perfect
| I | have mollycoddled |
| you | have mollycoddled |
| he;she;it | have mollycoddled |
| we | have mollycoddled |
| you | have mollycoddled |
| they | have mollycoddled |
Imperfect
| I | mollycoddled |
| you | mollycoddled |
| he;she;it | mollycoddled |
| we | mollycoddled |
| you | mollycoddled |
| they | mollycoddled |
Pluperfect
| I | had mollycoddled |
| you | had mollycoddled |
| he;she;it | had mollycoddled |
| we | had mollycoddled |
| you | had mollycoddled |
| they | had mollycoddled |
Conditional
Present
| I | would mollycoddle |
| you | would mollycoddle |
| he;she;it | would mollycoddle |
| we | would mollycoddle |
| you | would mollycoddle |
| they | would mollycoddle |
Perfect
| I | would have mollycoddled |
| you | would have mollycoddled |
| he;she;it | would have mollycoddled |
| we | would have mollycoddled |
| you | would have mollycoddled |
| they | would have mollycoddled |
Imperative
| you | mollycoddle |
| we | Let's mollycoddle |
| you | mollycoddle |
Verbs conjugated like 'mollycoddle'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'mollycoddle'
overcoddle,
coddle,
Hollywoodize,
moodle,
bellycrawl,
broddle,
co-meddle,
codle,
collaborate,
collide,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- transitive: to satisfy the needs or wishes of; to give free reign to
- baby, cocker, coddle, cosset, featherbed, indulge, mother, namby-pamby, nanny, pamper, posset
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From molly + coddle.
Sample Sentences
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Heerendorp by this means obtained an evil notoriety, and it was ordered to be burnt, and the women of Jacob's family to be transferred to a concentration camp where they would be mollycoddled at the expense of the English taxpayer. [1904, Sabine Baring-Gould, The White Flag:]
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Rich countries also need more competition in traditionally mollycoddled sectors such as education. [Oct 13th 2012, “Policy prescriptions: A True Progressivism”, in The Economist:]