coddle
/ˈkɒdl/verb
with obj.
1
- treat in an indulgent or overprotective way纵容; 娇养, 溺爱：
I was coddled and cosseted.
我以前娇生惯养。
2
- cook (an egg) in water below boiling point软煮（在低于沸点的水中煮）（蛋）。
派生词
coddler
noun词源
late 16th cent. （in the sense 'boil (fruit) gently）'： origin uncertain; sense 1 is probably a dialect variant of obsolete caudle 'administer invalids' gruel', based on Latin caldum 'hot drink', from calidus 'warm'.