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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 of pamper from the Web
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In honor of this Labor Day weekend, The Star scoured the metro for 10 companies that make work feel more like play, pampering employees with eye-popping perks: Free massages.
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But besides pampering us, high-tech car features are preparing us for what appears to be the inevitable automotive future.
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Coming to the White Barn Inn, being our guest, and allowing us to pamper you in our relaxing spa, dining in our five-star restaurant, is certainly a celebration of life.
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More: Metro Animal Services increases adoptions, awaits new HQ More: Want to pamper your pet?
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Guests — no more than 40 at a time — from the upper echelons of celebrity, industry and royalty come to be pampered with one-on-one training, daily in-room massages and customized cuisine.
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Guests — no more than 40 at a time — from the upper echelons of celebrity, industry and royalty come to be pampered with one-on-one training, daily in-room massages and customized cuisine.
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Guests — no more than 40 at a time — from the upper echelons of celebrity, industry and royalty come to be pampered with one-on-one training, daily in-room massages and customized cuisine.
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We are pampered here, and guys thoroughly enjoy coming to this tournament.
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Origin and Etymology of pamper
Middle English, probably of Dutch origin; akin to Dutch dialect pamperen to pamper
pamper Synonyms
Synonyms
cocker, coddle, cosset, dandle, indulge, mollycoddle, nurse, baby, spoil, wet-nurseAntonyms
abuse, ill-treat, ill-use, maltreat, manhandle, mishandle, mistreat, misuseRelated Words
cater (to), humor; content, delight, gladden, gratify, mother, oblige, please, satisfy; appease, mollify, pacify, placate, sootheNear Antonyms
control, discipline, restrain; oppress; neglect, overlook, slight; molest, outrage, violate; harass, harm, hurt, injure, oppress, persecute, torment, torture, victimizeSynonym Discussion of pamper
indulge, pamper, humor, spoil, baby, mollycoddle mean to show undue favor to a person's desires and feelings. indulge implies excessive compliance and weakness in gratifying another's or one's own desires.
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- indulged myself with food at the slightest excuse
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- pampered by the amenities of modern living
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- humored him by letting him tell the story
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- foolish parents spoil their children
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- babying students by grading too easily
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- refused to mollycoddle her malingering son
PAMPER Defined for English Language Learners
pamper
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Definition of pamper for English Language Learners
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: to treat (someone or something) very well : to give (someone or something) a lot of attention and care
PAMPER Defined for Kids
pamper
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pam·per
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Definition of pamper for Students
pampered;
pampering
:to treat (someone or something) with great care and attention
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