cocker

verb

ˈkä-kər How to pronounce cocker (audio)
Definition of cockernext
as in to spoil
to treat with great or excessive care overjoyed to be parents at last, they will likely cocker that child shamelessly

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cocker
  1. spoil
  2. nurse
  3. baby
  4. mother
  5. pamper
  6. indulge
  7. coddle
  8. dandle
Verb
  • Dodge won't spoil the surprise by confirming if the last one will be based on the Charger or the Challenger (or maybe both), but the evidence suggests the latter is more likely.
    Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Farmers’ broiler chickens suffocate, and dairy products spoil.
    Monica Mark, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Feb. 2023
Definition of spoil
Verb
  • Gillick, the Chargers’ high-powered running back who came into the contest averaging 168 yards a game, was nursing an injury and saw limited action, getting only 10 carries.
    Lou Ponsi, Orange County Register, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Most of the Astros regulars, including Chas McCormick, will likely start Tuesday, although outfielder Yordan Álvarez is still nursing an injured knee.
    Jay R. Jordan, Axios, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of nurse
Verb
  • The sensitive child of the bunch doesn’t need to be babied.
    Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Plus, judging by Dustin May, Walker Buehler and many others, babying a pitcher doesn’t seem too effective.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2023
Definition of baby
Verb
  • That divine feminine energy and the space to create and to mother a project.
    Reanna Cruz, Vulture, 25 June 2024
  • The deals are mothering—literally, Dame Pat McGrath is mother.
    Annie Blackman, Allure, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of mother
Verb
  • The fun Xmas tradition has made room for skin care, and this Molton Brown Advent Calendar will pamper your mom from head to toe.
    Annie Blackman, Allure, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Meanwhile, the hotel staff who pamper them by the pool return each night to a village plagued by civil unrest and a deadly water crisis.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of pamper
Verb
  • And so, when his recording and stage schedule allows, the 39-year-old makes time for serenity—and for indulging his love of romantic French opera, as a listener rather than a singer.
    Nora Taylor, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2024
  • Others are inspired to indulge their domestic sides and enjoy the simplest pleasures, including knitting, gardening, and pets.
    Sharon Greenthal, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2024
Definition of indulge
Verb
  • In the snap, the dad of three could be seen focused on his phone in one hand while coddling a sleeping baby Lou in the other.
    Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
  • In the snap, the dad of three, 39, can be seen focused on his phone in one hand while coddling a sleeping baby Lou in the other.
    Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of coddle
Verb
  • An hour later, Musk took X to New York and dandled him on his knee while being photographed for Time.
    Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2023
  • The day after the election, Taaz Robinson, a fellow third-year, posted a picture on Buckingham’s Facebook page of Donald Trump as an infant being dandled by Vladimir Putin.
    Tara Bahrampour, Washington Post, 12 Oct. 2017
Definition of dandle
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“Cocker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cocker. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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