Usually means: Overly indulgent, pampering, protective person.
Definitions Related words Mentions History
We found 10 dictionaries that define the word mollycoddler:

General (9 matching dictionaries)
  1. mollycoddler: Merriam-Webster
  2. mollycoddler: Collins English Dictionary
  3. mollycoddler: Vocabulary.com
  4. mollycoddler: Wiktionary
  5. mollycoddler: Dictionary.com
  6. mollycoddler: Rhymezone
  7. mollycoddler: FreeDictionary.org
  8. mollycoddler: Mnemonic Dictionary
  9. mollycoddler: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. mollycoddler: Encyclopedia

(Note: See mollycoddle as well.)

Google, News, Images, Wikipedia, Reddit, BlueSky
Definitions from Wiktionary (mollycoddler)

▸ noun:  One who mollycoddles.

Similar:
coddle, mollycot, babysitter, cuddler, goldensprog, cuddle bug, cuckolder, wanton, moppet, cuddlebug, more...

Opposite:
tough love advocate, disciplinarian, strict parent

▸ Words similar to mollycoddler

▸ Usage examples for mollycoddler

▸ Idioms related to mollycoddler

▸ Wikipedia articles (New!)

▸ Popular adjectives describing mollycoddler

▸ Words that often appear near mollycoddler

▸ Rhymes of mollycoddler

▸ Invented words related to mollycoddler

Similar:
coddle, mollycot, babysitter, cuddler, goldensprog, cuddle bug, cuckolder, wanton, moppet, cuddlebug, more...

Opposite:
tough love advocate, disciplinarian, strict parent



Writing poetry or lyrics? You can find related words that match a given meter.
This feature is permanently available from the "Related words" tab and from the Thesaurus.


(Click a button above to see words related to "mollycoddler" that fit the given meter.)



Home   Reverse Dictionary / Thesaurus   Datamuse   Word games   Spruce   Feedback   Dark mode   Random word   Help


Color thesaurus

Use OneLook to find colors for words and words for colors

See an example

Literary notes

Use OneLook to learn how words are used by great writers

See an example

Word games

Try our innovative vocabulary games

Play Now

Read the latest OneLook newsletter issue: Threepeat Redux