verb (v)

• treat with excessive indulgence(verb.social)

  Example:
  Let's not mollycoddle our students!.
  

  Synonym:
  baby, cocker, cosset, featherbed, indulge, mollycoddle, pamper, spoil
  

  source: wordnet30
• cook in nearly boiling water(verb.change)

  Example:
  Coddle eggs.
  

  source: wordnet30
• To parboil, or soften by boiling.(verb)

  source: webster1913