coddle

verbs

treat with excessive indulgence
"grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"
baby, cocker, coddle, cosset, featherbed, indulge, mollycoddle, pamper, spoil
is derived from
coddler
cook in nearly boiling water
"coddle eggs"
coddle
domain category
the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
"cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"
cookery, cooking, preparation
is a type of (narrower)
transform and make suitable for consumption by heating
"These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes"
cook