indulge implies excessive compliance and weakness in gratifying another's or one's own desires.
indulged myself with food at the slightest excuse
pamper implies inordinate gratification of desire for luxury and comfort with consequent enervating effect.
pampered by the amenities of modern living
humor stresses a yielding to a person's moods or whims.
humored him by letting him tell the story
spoil stresses the injurious effects on character by indulging or pampering.
foolish parents spoil their children
baby suggests excessive care, attention, or solicitude.
babying students by grading too easily
mollycoddle suggests an excessive degree of care and attention to another's health or welfare.
refused to mollycoddle her malingering son
Examples of pamper in a Sentence
They really pamper their guests at that hotel.
She pampered herself with a day at the spa.
He was pampered all his life and doesn't know how to function in the real world.
Recent Examples on the WebBook now at Mr and Mrs Smith The chic spa at The Little Nell has introduced a new level of pampering to Aspen.—Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 June 2024 Nowhere is the balance of pampering and peacefulness more apparent than the spa, a sanctum of holistic self-care capable of transforming even the most tightly wound traveler into a Zen master.—Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2024 Shop the wand as part of this Amazon bundle with the activating serum to pamper your mom.—Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 6 May 2024 Throughout the video, Kate and her big sister are shown being pampered and enjoying the 5-star hotel's amenities, including the fluffy terry cloth bathrobes and the Drifter’s Lazy River at Explorers Island, which has two spray cannons and a 9-foot waterfall.—Raven Brunner, Peoplemag, 26 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for pamper
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English, probably of Dutch origin; akin to Dutch dialect pamperen to pamper
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