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The correct answer is pamper.

Coddle

A. pamper
B. patch together
C. hearten
D. add footnote

The correct answer is (A) To pamper (obsessively); to treat carefully or tenderly; to nurse indulgently; to treat as an invalid; to protect from cold and exertion. Also, to cook eggs, fruit, etc., in water that is just below the boiling point.

Coddle comes from Latin calidus (hot).

Examples of use:

  • Despite their advice, she continued to coddle him.
  • He attempted to coddle her while she was sick.


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