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pamper

[pam-per]
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verb (used with object)
  1. to treat or gratify with extreme or excessive indulgence, kindness, or care: to pamper a child; to pamper one's stomach.
  2. Archaic. to overfeed, especially with very rich food; glut.
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Origin of pamper

1350–1400; Middle English pamperen < Middle Dutch; compare Dutch dialect pamperen
Related formspam·pered·ly, adverbpam·pered·ness, nounpam·per·er, nouno·ver·pam·per, verb (used with object)self-pam·pered, adjectiveself-pam·per·ing, adjectiveun·pam·pered, adjective

Synonyms

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1. humor, coddle, baby, spoil.

Antonyms

1. discipline.
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Related Words

gratifytickleregalespoilindulgecoddlesatisfyfondlehumorpetpleasecossetyielddandlecaressmollycoddlebabyoverindulge

Examples from the Web for pamper

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  • You are pampering me here, and to pamper an invalid is bad; it keeps him an invalid.

    The Lion's Skin

    Rafael Sabatini

  • She was the one you and my daughter used to pamper, in the steerage.

    Little Miss Grouch

    Samuel Hopkins Adams

  • Let your needs rule you, pamper them—you will see them multiply like insects in the sun.

    The Simple Life

    Charles Wagner

  • The besetting temptation of the free lance is to pamper himself.

    If You Don't Write Fiction

    Charles Phelps Cushing

  • He likes to be consulted, and I pamper him as much as possible in all unessential details.

    Dear Enemy

    Jean Webster

British Dictionary definitions for pamper

pamper

verb (tr)
  1. to treat with affectionate and usually excessive indulgence; coddle; spoil
  2. archaic to feed to excess
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Derived Formspamperer, noun

Word Origin

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