- mollycoddle (v.)
[mollycoddle 词源字典]
- also molly-coddle, 1870, from a noun (1833) meaning "one who coddles himself," from Molly (pet name formation from Mary), which had been used contemptuously since 1754 for "a milksop, an effeminate man," + coddle (q.v.). Related: Mollycoddled; mollycoddling.[mollycoddle etymology, mollycoddle origin, 英语词源]