Cuddle vs Pamper - What's the difference?
cuddle | pamper |
To embrace affectionately, lie together snugly.
To cradle in one's arms so as to give comfort, warmth.
To lie close or snug; to crouch; to nestle.
* Prior
To treat with excessive care, attention or indulgence.
*, chapter=13
, title= (dated) To feed luxuriously.
As verbs the difference between cuddle and pamper
is that cuddle is to embrace affectionately, lie together snugly while pamper is to treat with excessive care, attention or indulgence.As a noun cuddle
is a snuggle; an affectionate embrace, often given to family members and close friends.cuddle
English
Verb
- The young lovers cuddled on the couch.
- She cuddled the infant before bedtime.
- I'm cold; can you roll over here and cuddle me, honey?
- She cuddles low beneath the brake; / Nor would she stay, nor dares she fly.
Derived terms
* cuddlable * cuddler * cuddlesome * cuddle up * cuddlypamper
English
Verb
(en verb)The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=And Vickers launched forth into a tirade very different from his platform utterances. He spoke with extreme contempt of the dense stupidity exhibited on all occasions by the working classes. He said that if you wanted to do anything for them, you must rule them, not pamper them. Soft heartedness caused more harm than good.}}