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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 cod·dle /ˈkɑdḷ/
 (vt.)嬌養,溺愛,煮蛋嬌生慣養的人,寶貝子弟,嬌養小孩的人

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Cod·dle v. t. [imp. & p. p. Coddled p. pr. & vb. n. Coddling ]  [Written also codle.]
 1. To parboil, or soften by boiling.
    It [the guava fruit] may be coddled.   --Dampier.
 2. To treat with excessive tenderness; to pamper.
    How many of our English princes have been coddled at home by their fond papas and mammas!   --Thackeray.
    He [Lord Byron] never coddled his reputation.   --Southey.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 coddle
      v 1: treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper
           the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"
           [syn: pamper, featherbed, cosset, cocker, baby,
            mollycoddle, spoil, indulge]
      2: cook in nearly boiling water; "coddle eggs"