coddler

One who babies

A coddler is someone who treats another with excessive care or protection, shielding them from difficulty or discomfort: Her parents were coddlers who never let her face consequences.

An egg coddler is a small covered dish for gently cooking eggs in water just below boiling.

indulger

spoiler

Premature ending disclosure

lenient · permissive · doting · soft-hearted · overindulgent · easygoing · mollycoddler · enabler · yielding · accommodating

nurturer

caregiver

One providing daily assistance

parent · mentor · nurse · foster · supporter · comforter · soother · tender · attentive · devoted

cookware

egg

Reproductive cell in shell

poacher · bain-marie · steamer · soft-boiled · kitchenware · ovenproof · lidded · simmer · breakfast · yolk

overprotector

helicopter

Rotary-wing aircraft

sheltering · shielding · bubble-wrap · safeguarding · anxious · fretful · controlling · micromanaging · overbearing · suffocating

Opposites
parenting/caregiving approach

coddlerdisciplinarian

Strict enforcer of rules

taskmaster · strict parent · authoritarian · drill sergeant · hardliner

treatment philosophy

coddlertoughener

Agent that strengthens

hardener · challenger · critic · pusher · demander

Phrases
Family

coddle, coddled, coddling, coddles, coddlers, overcoddled

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