mollycoddle

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

mol·ly·cod·dle (mŏlʹē-kŏd'l)v. tr. mol·ly·cod·dled, mol·ly·cod·dling, mol·ly·cod·dles
To be overprotective and indulgent toward. See Synonyms at pamper.n.
A person, especially a man or a boy, who is pampered and overprotected. [molly, milksop (from the name Molly, nickname for Mary) + coddle.] molʹly·cod'dler n.