mollycoddled

[/ˈmɒliˌkɒdəld/]

adjective/verb (past participle)

mimado em excesso; superprotegido

1. Treated with excessive indulgence and care; overprotected or pampered to an extreme degree

The mollycoddled child struggled to cope with independence at university.

A criança mimada em excesso teve dificuldade em lidar com a independência na universidade.

2. (verb) To treat someone with excessive tenderness and protection; to coddle excessively

Parents who mollycoddle their children often do them a disservice.

Pais que mima seus filhos em excesso frequentemente os prejudicam.

NYC Slang

mama's boy/girl; soft; privileged kid

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

mimado em excesso; superprotegido

Common usage in everyday speech

Rio de Janeiro

mimadinho; superprotegido

Diminutive form sometimes used colloquially

São Paulo

mimado em excesso; criança de mamãe

May reference 'criança de mamãe' (mama's boy/girl)

Portugal

mimoséado; extremamente protegido

Portuguese variant uses 'mimoséado' for the coddled sense

wrapped in cotton wool

live in a bubble

spoon-fed

have a silver spoon in one's mouth

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