pamper

verb pam·per \ ˈpam-pər \

|Updated on: 22 Jun 2018

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Definition of pamper

pampered; pampering play \ˈpam-p(ə-)riŋ\

transitive verb

1 archaic : to cram with rich food : glut

2 a : to treat with extreme or excessive care and attention

pampered their guests

pamper a pet

b : gratify, humor

enabled him to pamper his wanderlust
—New Yorker

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pamperer

play \ˈpam-pər-ər\ noun

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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

And Goreski made the most of his downtime, pampering at the pool with his Joanna Vargas face mask in 2017.

— colleen kratofil, PEOPLE.com, "Katy Perry's Time-Saving Skincare Hack? Wear Your Face Mask Out in Public," 16 May 2018
And his incredible longevity is attributed to the fact that Foster never had her own children and pampers him like her child.

— tom bevan, Fox News, "'World's oldest cat' celebrates 30th birthday," 4 June 2018
At the historic Detroit Towers, residents of just 35 units are pampered by round-the-clock staff.

— judy rose, Detroit Free Press, "House Envy: Historic Detroit Towers condo comes with a view, staff to spoil you," 17 Mar. 2018
First-graders at Washington Elementary School in Riverdale on Thursday pampered their moms at the school’s sixth-annual Mother’s Day Spa.

— ted slowik, Daily Southtown, "Slowik: Spa event a chance for kids to pamper moms, school to boost parent involvement," 11 May 2018
Mother’s Day is May 13, and Baltimore restaurants are preparing to pamper moms with special menus.

— sarah meehan, baltimoresun.com, "Mother's Day brunch and dinner specials in the Baltimore area," 1 May 2018
These kinds of preprogrammed details, courtesy of AI, are the next wave in pampering visitors.

— tobey grumet segal, Condé Nast Traveler, "How Hotels Are Using Artificial Intelligence to Improve Your Stay," 4 Apr. 2018
Timely doses of Norvil and pots of warm soup follow as Paul is pampered by his fawning savior - until Annie reads his new manuscript.

— andrea simakis, cleveland.com, "'Misery' at Great Lakes Theater: Despite top-notch cast and a spooky set, it's under rather than over-the-top (review)," 22 Feb. 2018
Each guest is pampered too, assigned a personal concierge to pick up dry cleaning, book dinner reservations and snag tickets to the Dodgers or, if preferred, the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra.

— hugo martin, latimes.com, "Welcome to L.A.'s luxury hotel boom, featuring $20,000 suites and James Bond exotic cars," 19 Apr. 2018

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Origin and Etymology of pamper

Middle English, probably of Dutch origin; akin to Dutch dialect pamperen to pamper

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First Known Use: 14th century

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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pamper Synonyms

Synonym 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.