coddlesome

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adjective

Characterised or marked by coddling.

OriginProto-Germanic *samaz ← Proto-Indo-European *somHós ← English coddle →
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Meanings

adjectivecoddlesome (comparative more coddlesome, superlative most coddlesome)

comparative more coddlesome · superlative most coddlesome

  1. Characterised or marked by coddling.

Origin

  1. Englishcoddle
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*somHós
  4. Proto-Germanic*samaz
  5. Englishcoddlesome

From coddle + -some.

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APA

coddlesome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coddlesome

MLA

“coddlesome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coddlesome. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coddlesome,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coddlesome.

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