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handle vs mollycoddle

mollycoddle vs handle

handle and mollycoddle both are nouns.

handle and mollycoddle both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
handle Yes No Yes No
mollycoddle Yes No Yes No
As verbs, mollycoddle is a hyponym of handle; that is, mollycoddle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than handle:
  • handle: interact in a certain way
  • mollycoddle: treat with excessive indulgence
Other hyponyms of handle include bemock, mock, cut, disregard, ignore, snub, wrong, handle with kid gloves, criminalize, nurse, strong-arm, ride roughshod, run roughshod, upstage, rough-house, brutalise, brutalize, do well by, gloss over, skate over, skimp over, slur over, smooth over, abuse, ill-treat, ill-use, maltreat, mistreat, step, baby, cocker, coddle, cosset, featherbed, indulge, pamper, spoil, friendzone.
handle (noun) mollycoddle (noun)
the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it a pampered darling; an effeminate man
handle (verb) mollycoddle (verb)
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression treat with excessive indulgence
touch, lift, or hold with the hands
handle effectively
show and train
be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
interact in a certain way
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