Main Entry:

cod·dle

Pronunciation:

\ˈkä-d^əl\

Function:

transitive verb

Inflected Form(s):

cod·dled; cod·dling \ˈkäd-liŋ, ˈkä-d^əl-iŋ\

Etymology:

perhaps from caudle

Date:

1598

1 : to cook (as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point 2 : to treat with extreme or excessive care or kindness : pamper <accused the court of coddling criminals>

— cod·dler \ˈkäd-lər, ˈkä-d^əl-ər\ noun