verhätscheln — meaning in English

English meaning

• coddle verb To treat someone with excessive care, protection, or indulgence.
• cosset verb To pamper someone or something, treating them with great care and indulgence.
• dote verb To show excessive love or fondness for someone, often overlooking their faults.
• mollycoddle noun Someone, usually a boy or man, who is given too much care and shielded from hardship.

Senses

verhätscheln is used for these senses in English:

• coddle (transitive) To treat gently or with great care.
• cosset (transitive) To treat like a pet; to overly indulge. [from 1650s]
• dote (intransitive, stative, usually, with on) To be weakly or foolishly fond of somebody.

coddle — full definition

1. verb To treat someone with excessive care, protection, or indulgence.
2. verb To cook gently in water just below boiling point, especially of eggs.

cosset — full definition

1. verb To pamper someone or something, treating them with great care and indulgence.
2. verb To stroke or cuddle someone gently and affectionately.
3. verb To make things comfortable and easy for someone.

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