spoilt

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The contributor wrote that they had seen a rise in "spoilt" children with "demanding behaviour due to overindulgent parenting".

From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025

Cher Horowitz was the lovably spoilt, fashion-obsessed Beverly Hills high school girl we took to our hearts in the 1995 teen film Clueless.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2025

"When I was a child I was very spoilt by my parents. I was oblivious to the outside world," she told the Guardian in 2020.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2024

People living in a block of flats said Christmas had been spoilt as they cannot have a plastic tree in their foyer unless a caretaker is present.

From BBC • Dec. 13, 2023

Was it the same poison that spoilt Dad's incredible present?

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell