pamper

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/ 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.

OTHER WORDS FOR pamper

1 humor, coddle, baby, spoil.

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OPPOSITES FOR pamper

1 discipline.

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Origin of pamper

1350–1400; Middle English pamperen<Middle Dutch; compare Dutch dialect pamperen

OTHER WORDS FROM pamper

pam·pered·ly, adverbpam·pered·ness, nounpam·per·er, nouno·ver·pam·per, verb (used with object)

self-pampered, adjectiveself-pam·per·ing, adjectiveun·pam·pered, adjective

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How to use pamper in a sentence

None of this was expected considering his pampered upbringing.
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Once a pampered princeling, Yarvi cannot single-handedly succeed (literally or figuratively) and so must become a leader.
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Europe might burn down its pampered class of bureaucrats and drag out its coats of arms.
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These were the homes of the islanders who made the pampered lives of tourists and international business people possible.
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Staff often joke that her pampered pets eat better than the human members of the Royal Family.
Royals And Royalist On Vacation|Tom Sykes|August 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
She pampered her master, and, like him, preferred the elder of the magistrate's two sons.
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Instead of being "The beautiful, pampered women of the wealthy bourgeoisie," they were usually brisk young business men.
The Affable Stranger|Peter McArthur
You 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 McArthur
Eggs 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

pamper

/ (ˈpæmpə) /

verb (tr)

to treat with affectionate and usually excessive indulgence; coddle; spoil

archaic to feed to excess

Derived forms of pamper

pamperer, noun

Word Origin for pamper

C14: of Germanic origin; compare German dialect pampfen to gorge oneself

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