adjective
- treated with excessive care and protection; pampered or overprotected
Usage: often implies weakness or lack of independence as a result
Examples
- The mollycoddled child had never learned to tie his own shoes.
- She felt mollycoddled by her overprotective parents.
- The mollycoddled students struggled when faced with real challenges.
- He accused his brother of being mollycoddled and unable to handle criticism.
- The mollycoddled prince had no understanding of common people’s problems.
- After years of being mollycoddled, she finally moved out on her own.