Coddling
Spoiling
Spoiling noun - The act of spoiling something by causing damage to it.
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Both words in one sentence
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A bit of a supernatural case in Spirited Away where Yubaba's coddling and spoiling of her son Buu made him physically and mentally a child.
Source: Not Growing Up Sucks
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