Definition of "coddles" []

• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coddle. (verb)

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• "They have railed against a philosophy of rehabilitation that "coddles" inmates with too many amenities."
• "Daniel Okonkwo takes the paper to task for perpetuating three long-standing myths: 1) juvenile violent crime in the District has increased; 2) rehabilitating court-involved youth in the community is a fool's errand; and 3) DYRS 'coddles' youth in its care."
• "It seems Tessa and Seena have swapped skins: Tessa coddles Yllis while Seena feels like throttling her."