pamper
to treat or gratify with extreme or excessive indulgence, kindness, or care: to pamper a child; to pamper one's stomach.
Archaic. to overfeed, especially with very rich food; glut.
Origin of pamper
1Other words for pamper
Opposites for pamper
Other words from pamper
- pam·pered·ly, adverb
- pam·pered·ness, noun
- pam·per·er, noun
- o·ver·pam·per, verb (used with object)
- self-pampered, adjective
- self-pam·per·ing, adjective
- un·pam·pered, adjective
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How to use pamper in a sentence
None of this was expected considering his pampered upbringing.
Once a pampered princeling, Yarvi cannot single-handedly succeed (literally or figuratively) and so must become a leader.
Europe might burn down its pampered class of bureaucrats and drag out its coats of arms.
These were the homes of the islanders who made the pampered lives of tourists and international business people possible.
How John Lennon Rediscovered His Music in Bermuda | The Telegraph | November 3, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTStaff often joke that her pampered pets eat better than the human members of the Royal Family.
She pampered her master, and, like him, preferred the elder of the magistrate's two sons.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z | Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois ChristopheInstead of being "The beautiful, pampered women of the wealthy bourgeoisie," they were usually brisk young business men.
The Affable Stranger | Peter McArthurYou can't blame that girl for losing her head after you spoiled and pampered her the way you did.
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine | John Fox, Jr.My pampered pet is an exasperating little sneak that cannot be trusted for a minute.
The Red Cow and Her Friends | Peter McArthurEggs may be got occasionally; but the pampered European who lusts for flesh meat had better bring it with him in tins.
The Cradle of Mankind | W.A. Wigram
British Dictionary definitions for pamper
/ (ˈpæmpə) /
to treat with affectionate and usually excessive indulgence; coddle; spoil
archaic to feed to excess
Origin of pamper
1Derived forms of pamper
- pamperer, noun
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