mollycoddle

Plural: mollycoddles

Noun

a pampered darling; an effeminate man
A person, especially a man or a boy, who is pampered and overprotected.

Verb

treat with excessive indulgence
- "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"
To be overprotective and indulgent toward; to pamper.

Origin / Etymology

From molly + coddle.

Synonyms

baby, cocker, coddle, cosset, featherbed, indulge, pamper, spoil

Scrabble Score: 20

mollycoddle: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
mollycoddle: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
mollycoddle: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 24

mollycoddle: valid Words With Friends Word