CODDLE

coddle. Coddle, v.t. to parboil or soften in water

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Cod″dle (kŏd″d'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Coddled (–d'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Coddling (–dlĭng).] [[Cf. Prov. E. caddle to coax, spoil, fondle, and Cade, a. & v. t.]] [Written also codle.] 1. 1. To parboil, or soften by boiling.
It may be coddled. Dampier. 2. 2. To treat with excessive tenderness; to pamper.
How many of our English princes have been coddled at home by their fond papas and mammas! Thackeray. He never coddled his reputation. Southey.