Coddle
Coddle (kod"d'l) , transitive verb
[Compare Prov. English caddle to coax, spoil, fondle, and Cade, a. & transitive verb]
1.
To parboil, or soften by boiling.
It [the guava fruit] may be coddled.
2.
To treat with excessive tenderness; to pamper.
How many of our English princes have been coddled at home by their fond papas and mammas!
He [Lord Byron] never coddled his reputation.