überbehüten — meaning in English
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English meaning
- coddle verb To treat someone with excessive care, protection, or indulgence.
Senses
überbehüten is used for these senses in English:
- coddle (transitive) To exercise excessive or damaging authority in an attempt to protect. To overprotect.
- overprotect To protect to an excessive degree; to coddle
- overprotection The act of overprotecting.
coddle — full definition
- verb To treat someone with excessive care, protection, or indulgence.
- verb To cook gently in water just below boiling point, especially of eggs.