[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

coddle \cod"dle\ ko^d"d'l, v. t. imp.  p. p. coddled
   -d'ld; p. pr.  vb. n. coddling -dli^ng. cf.
   prov. e. caddle to coax, spoil, fondle, and cade, a.  v.
   t. written also codle.
   1. to parboil, or soften by boiling.
      1913 webster

            it the guava fruit may be coddled.  --dampier.
      1913 webster

   2. to treat with excessive tenderness; to pamper.
      1913 webster

            how many of our english princes have been coddled at
            home by their fond papas and mammas  --thackeray.
      1913 webster

            he lord byron never coddled his reputation.
                                                  --southey.
      1913 webster
see also:
coddled coddling prov cade codle 

[2] : 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"
see also:
pamper featherbed cosset cocker baby mollycoddle 
spoil indulge 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

79 moby thesaurus words for "coddle":
   baby, bake, barbecue, baste, bay, blanch, boil, braise, brew,
   broil, brown, care for, caress, cater to, cherish, cocker, cook,
   cosset, cotton, cradle, cultivate, curry, dandle, devil, do,
   do to perfection, dry-nurse, favor, feed, fire, fondle, foster,
   fricassee, frizz, frizzle, fry, give way to, gratify, griddle,
   grill, heat, humor, indulge, lavish care on, mollycoddle, mother,
   much, nourish, nurse, nurture, oblige, oven-bake, pamper, pan,
   pan-broil, parboil, pat, pet, please, poach, prepare, prepare food,
   roast, satisfy, saute, scallop, sear, shirr, simmer, spoil,
   spoon-feed, steam, stew, stir-fry, suckle, sustain, toast,
   wet-nurse, yield to

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