babied
Treated too gently
Babied is the past tense of baby, meaning to treat someone with excessive care or indulgence—as one would an infant.
It often carries a critical edge, implying the person coddled didn't need or deserve such treatment: He babied his injured knee for weeks.
She felt babied by her overprotective parents.
Lavished with indulgence
- spoiledRuined or overindulged
- indulgedYielded to desire
- coddledExcessively sheltered or indulged
- dotedLoved to excess
mollycoddled · cosseted · fussed over · nurtured · mothered · waited on · overindulged · petted
Unable to act independently
- reliantRequiring external support
- needyWanting in essentials
- clingyTending to hold on
- dependentRequiring outside support
hand-held · spoon-fed · propped up · supported · assisted · carried · enabled · incapable
Kept safe from harm
- smotheredDeprived of air
- hoveringSuspended without support
- helicopteredConveyed by rotorcraft
- shieldedProtected from harm
guarded · restricted · controlled · suffocated · supervised · watched · monitored · paternalistic
Treated with superiority
- belittledMade to seem insignificant
- underestimatedMisjudged as inferior
- dismissedReleased from duty
- demeanedCaused loss of dignity
trivialized · disrespected · undermined · talked down to · diminished · devalued · misjudged · oversimplified
pampered
Lavished with indulgence
doted · mollycoddled · cosseted · fussed over · nurtured · mothered · waited on · overindulged · petted · favored
helpless
Unable to act independently
dependent · hand-held · spoon-fed · propped up · supported · assisted · carried · enabled · incapable · incompetent
sheltered
Kept safe from harm
- smotheredDeprived of air
- hoveringSuspended without support
- helicopteredConveyed by rotorcraft
shielded · guarded · restricted · controlled · suffocated · supervised · watched · monitored · paternalistic · possessive
patronized
Treated with superiority
- belittledMade to seem insignificant
- underestimatedMisjudged as inferior
- dismissedReleased from duty
demeaned · trivialized · disrespected · undermined · talked down to · diminished · devalued · misjudged · oversimplified · dumbed down
- comfortedhugged, cuddled, soothed, calmed, reassured
- supportedsupported, backed, aided, helped out, assisted
- overprotectivesmothered, hovering, helicopter parenting, mollycoddled, infantilized
babiedneglected
Not given proper attention
ignored · abandoned · disregarded · overlooked · forsaken
babiedtoughened up
Became more resilient
hardened · challenged · disciplined · pushed · tested
- crying babiesWeeping young children
- having babies
- big babiesImmature, oversensitive people
- cry babiesExcessive complainers about minor things
- fur babiesPets as offspring
- trust fund babiesInheritors of managed wealth