overcoddleとは 意味・読み方・使い方

動詞

overcoddle (三人称単数 現在形 overcoddles, 現在分詞 overcoddling, 過去形および過去分詞形 overcoddled)

1. (transitive) To coddle too much; to treat with too much care.
   • 2007, Bruce Grierson, U-Turn

     If we're anxious adults, it's probably not because we were overcoddled as toddlers, but that a particular gene on chromosome 17 — one that regulates serotonin transmission — is quite different from the one found in folks who are preternaturally laid-back.