Mollycoddle
Mollycoddle verb - To treat with great or excessive care.
Stroke and mollycoddle are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stroke" instead a verb "Mollycoddle".
Nearby Words: mollycoddling, mollycoddled
Stroke
Stroke verb - To touch or handle in a tender or loving manner.
Usage example: the young mother gently stroked the sleeping child's brow and then leaned over and kissed him
Mollycoddle and stroke are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mollycoddle" instead a verb "Stroke".
Common collocations
| boy | mollycoddle boy | stroke boy |
Cite this Source
Stroke and Mollycoddle. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/mollycoddle/stroke
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