mollycoddle

nouns

a pampered darling; an effeminate man
mollycoddle
is a type of (narrower)
a special loved one
darling, dearie, deary, ducky, favorite, favourite, pet

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
mollycoddler