coddlers
Those who overprotect
Coddlers are people who coddle—who treat others with excessive care or indulgence, shielding them from difficulty or discomfort.
The term usually carries disapproval, suggesting the protection is unwarranted or harmful: Critics called the teachers coddlers who refused to let students fail.
An egg coddler is a small lidded dish for gently cooking eggs.
Causing ruin or decay
- dotingExcessively affectionate toward
- pamperingLavish attentive care
- mollycoddlingOverindulgent protective care
- cossetingOverprotective care
babying · overindulgent · lenient · permissive · soft · easygoing · forgiving · tolerant
Rotary-wing aircraft
- hoveringSuspended without support
- smotheringDepriving of air
- shieldingProtecting from harm
- shelteringProtecting from elements
suffocating · controlling · restrictive · anxious · fearful · vigilant · watchful · interfering
Small individual baking dishes
- bain-marieHeated water bath for cooking
- poachingUnlawful wildlife capture
- soft-boiledBriefly cooked, yolk liquid
- runnyExcessively fluid
yolks · ceramic · porcelain · lidded · stovetop · breakfast · eggs · brunch
Those who tend others
- parentsMother and father
- guardiansThose who protect others
- mentorsExperienced advisers to learners
- nanniesProfessional child caretakers
protectors · supporters · encouragers · providers · fosterers · teachers · guides · champions
spoiling
Causing ruin or decay
- dotingExcessively affectionate toward
- pamperingLavish attentive care
- mollycoddlingOverindulgent protective care
cosseting · babying · overindulgent · lenient · permissive · soft · easygoing · forgiving · tolerant · fond
helicopter
Rotary-wing aircraft
- hoveringSuspended without support
- smotheringDepriving of air
- shieldingProtecting from harm
sheltering · suffocating · controlling · restrictive · anxious · fearful · vigilant · watchful · interfering · possessive
ramekins
Small individual baking dishes
- bain-marieHeated water bath for cooking
- poachingUnlawful wildlife capture
- soft-boiledBriefly cooked, yolk liquid
runny · yolks · ceramic · porcelain · lidded · stovetop · breakfast · eggs · brunch
caregivers
Those who tend others
nannies · protectors · supporters · encouragers · providers · fosterers · teachers · guides · champions · advocates
coddlersdisciplinarians
Enforcers of strict order
hardliners · taskmasters · drill sergeants · martinets · authoritarians
coddlershardeners
Substances that solidify
tougheners · abusers · tormentors · brutalizers · slave drivers
- coddled eggGently heated in shell