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mollycoddle

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  1. indulge               
 
1. mol.ly.cod.dle \'ma:l-e--.ka:d-*l\ n [Molly, nickname for Mary] 1: a 
   pampered weakling; specif : an effeminate man  2: GOODY-GOODY 
2. mollycoddle \-.ka:d-lin, -*l-in\ \-.ka:d-l*r, -*l-*r\ vt or 
   mol.ly.cod.dling : CODDLE, PAMPER  - mol.ly.cod.dler n