Definition of Coddle
Coddle
cod·dle


Definition/Meaning
(verb)
to cook food, like eggs, in water just below it’s boiling temperature (212ºF, or 100ºC is the boiling temperature of water);

e.g. In the morning, our mom coddles eggs for the two of us.

(verb)
to treat or pamper with extreme or excessive care or kindness;

e.g. If he would be great if he didn't coddle her so much.



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