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pamper

[ pam-per ]
/ ˈpæm pər /
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verb (used with object)

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.

RELATED WORDS

gratify, tickle, regale, spoil, indulge, coddle, satisfy, fondle, humor, pet, please, cosset, yield, dandle, caress, mollycoddle, baby, overindulge

Nearby words

  1. pampa,
  2. pampas,
  3. pampas grass,
  4. pampean,
  5. pampeluna,
  6. pampered,
  7. pampero,
  8. pamph.,
  9. pamphlet,
  10. pamphleteer

Origin of pamper

1350–1400; Middle English pamperen < Middle Dutch; compare Dutch dialect pamperen
ANTONYMS FOR pamper
1. discipline.
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British Dictionary definitions for pamper

pamper

/ (ˈpæmpə) /

verb (tr)

to treat with affectionate and usually excessive indulgence; coddle; spoil
archaic to feed to excess
Derived Formspamperer, noun

Word Origin for pamper

C14: of Germanic origin; compare German dialect pampfen to gorge oneself
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Word Origin and History for pamper

pamper

v.

late 14c., "to cram with food," probably from Middle Dutch (cf. West Flemish pamperen "cram with food, overindulge;" dialectal German pampen "to cram"), probably from frequentative of root of pap (n.1). Meaning "to overindulge" first attested 1520s. Related: Pampered; pampering.

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