Cŏd'dle, v. t.
v. t. [imp. & p. p. CODDLED; p. pr. & vb. n. CODDLING.] [Probably from Lat. as if coctulare, from coquere, coctum, to cook, to bake, to burn.] 1. To parboil, or soften by the heat of water.
It [the guava-fruit] may be coddled, and it makes good pies. Dampier.
Sense 2. To make much of; to treat with tenderness.
How many of our English princes have been coddled at home by their fond papas and mammas! Thackeray.
[Written also coddle.]