mollycoddle
v[Tn]
(derog 贬) treat (sb) with too much kindness and protection; pamper 娇宠, 溺爱, 纵容(某人)
He doesn't believe that children should be mollycoddled. 他认为不应溺爱儿童.
and at this point, according to my father, I should be looking at farms and cottages in a valley, with the spire of the church of our village showing in the far distance.