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- DictionaryCod·dle/ˈkäd(ə)l/
verb
- 1. treat in an indulgent or overprotective way: "I was coddled and cosseted"
- 2. cook (an egg) in water below boiling point: "you may have your eggs scrambled, poached, coddled, or boiled"
The meaning of CODDLE is to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point. How to use coddle in a sentence.
Coddle definition: to treat tenderly; nurse or tend indulgently; pamper. See examples of CODDLE used in a sentence.
While it is okay for parents to coddle, spoil, or pamper a young child, it’s a little unnerving when parents coddle, or pamper adult children. And downright weird when adult children wear Pampers. Coddle is an old word. Originally, it meant to cook gently in water that is near boiling, as in coddling an egg.
CODDLE definition: 1. to cook food, especially eggs, in water just below boiling temperature: 2. to protect someone…. Learn more.
CODDLE meaning: 1. to cook food, especially eggs, in water just below boiling temperature: 2. to protect someone…. Learn more.
1. to treat tenderly; nurse or tend indulgently; pamper. to coddle children when they're sick. 2. to cook (eggs, fruit, etc.) in water that is just below the boiling point; cook gently. SYNONYMS 1. indulge, baby, humor, spoil.
1. to treat tenderly or indulgently; pamper. 2. to cook (eggs, fruit, etc.) in water just below the boiling point. [1590–1600; variant of caudle caudle] cod′dler, n.
Definition of coddle verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Coddle definition: To cook in water just below the boiling point.
coddle meaning, definition, what is coddle: to treat someone in a way that is too ki...: Learn more.
