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.

Nearby words

pampa, pampas, pampas grass, pampean, pampeluna, pamper, pampered, pampero, pamph., pamphlet, pamphleteer

Origin of pamper

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

SYNONYMS FOR pamper

1 humor, coddle, baby, spoil.

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ANTONYMS FOR pamper

1 discipline.

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Related forms

pam·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

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Examples from the Web for pampered

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.
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I always say she is the most domesticated of pretty women, and her husband the most pampered of good fellows.
To Tell You the Truth|Leonard Merrick
She had been pampered, she had been given her head; and still she was unspoiled.
Parrot & Co.|Harold MacGrath
It is fed and pampered by the delusion that our pleasures and pains are of chief importance.
The Moral Instruction of Children|Felix Adler
She unrolled her plans to the girl with a delicacy and consideration just as if she were speaking to a pampered lady.
The Goose Man|Jacob Wassermann
It sheweth Mens Nature, that when they are pampered in any kind, they are very apt to play jadish Tricks.
A Character of King Charles the Second|George Savile, Marquis of Halifax

British Dictionary definitions for pampered

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 pampered (1 of 2)

pampered

adj.

1520s, "over-fed," past participle adjective from pamper. Meaning "spoiled by luxury" is from 1690s.

Word Origin and History for pampered (1 of 2)

pamper

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.

pamper

verb (used with object)

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British Dictionary definitions for pampered

pamper

verb (tr)

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Word Origin and History for pampered (1 of 2)

pampered

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