coddle

In Zimmerman’s final pick, Rose’s mother visits and friction ensues when Rose coddles her too much.

The first lady appears only too happy to fake compassion — with the likely help of AI — in exchange for living the coddled life of a trophy wife.

Next season, while the Lakers are on vacation, are we going to see Austin Reaves in the playoffs wearing another team’s uniform because the Lakers traded him while coddling an aged star?

This is all so he can coddle his sulky, wild teenage son while expecting Carrie to limit all extracurricular cuddles to her adopted kitty, Shoe.

But it’s worth singling out Eva Jade Halford for her comedic and unsettling turn as the episode's main guest star, playing a coddled devil child.