Pamper

Pamper
Pamper Pam"per, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pampered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pampering}.] [Cf. LG. pampen, slampampen, to live luxuriously, pampe thick pap, and E. pap.] [1913 Webster] 1. To feed to the full; to feed luxuriously; to glut; as, to pamper the body or the appetite. ``A body . . . pampered for corruption.'' --Dr. T. Dwight. [1913 Webster]

2. To gratify inordinately; to indulge to excess; as, to pamper pride; to pamper the imagination. --South. [1913 Webster]


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  • pamper — PÁMPER PÉIMPĂR/ s. n. scutec absorbant. (< engl. pamper) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN …   Dicționar Român

  • pamper — [pam′pər] vt. [ME pampren < LowG source, akin to Fl pampren in the same sense] 1. Obs. to feed too much; gratify to excess; glut 2. to be overindulgent with; give in easily to the wishes of; coddle [to pamper a child] SYN. INDULGE pamperer n …   English World dictionary

  • pamper — index pander Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • pamper — (v.) late 14c., to cram with food, probably from Middle Dutch (Cf. W.Flem. pamperen cram with food, overindulge; dialectal Ger. pampen to cram ), probably from frequentative of root of PAP (Cf. pap) (q.v.). Meaning to overindulge first attested… …   Etymology dictionary

  • pamper — *indulge, humor, spoil, baby, mollycoddle Analogous words: gratify, tickle, regale, *please: fondle, pet, cosset, *caress, dandle Antonyms: chasten …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • pamper — [v] serve one’s every need, whim baby, caress, cater to, coddle, cosset, dandle*, fondle, gratify, humor, indulge, mollycoddle*, overindulge, pet, please, regale, satisfy, spare the rod*, spoil, spoil rotten*, tickle, yield; concepts 136,295 Ant …   New thesaurus

  • pamper — ► VERB ▪ indulge (someone) with a great deal of attention and comfort; spoil. ORIGIN originally meaning «cram with food»: probably from Low German or Dutch …   English terms dictionary

  • pamper — [[t]pæ̱mpə(r)[/t]] pampers, pampering, pampered VERB If you pamper someone, you make them feel comfortable by doing things for them or giving them expensive or luxurious things, sometimes in a way which has a bad effect on their character. [V n]… …   English dictionary

  • pamper — UK [ˈpæmpə(r)] / US [ˈpæmpər] verb [transitive] Word forms pamper : present tense I/you/we/they pamper he/she/it pampers present participle pampering past tense pampered past participle pampered to look after someone very well, especially by… …   English dictionary

  • pamper — transitive verb (pampered; pampering) Etymology: Middle English, probably of Dutch origin; akin to Dutch dialect pamperen to pamper Date: 14th century 1. archaic to cram with rich food ; glut 2. a. to treat with extreme or excessive care and… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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