English Explanatory Dictionary

pamper

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To treat with excessive care, attention or indulgence.
  2. To feed luxuriously.
  3. To put someone in pampers (a diaper).
noun
  1. Alternative form of pampers.

Pronunciation

/ˈpæm.pə(ɹ)/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pamper.wav /ˈpæm.pɚ/ [ˈpɛəm.pɚ] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Simplificationalizer-pamper.wav

Word forms

pamper pampers pampering pampered

Etymology

From Middle English pamperen (“to cram with food”), from Middle Dutch *pamperen (“to cram with food”), frequentative of *pampen (“to stuff”), from Proto-Germanic *pamp- (“to swell”), from Proto-Indo-European *bamb- (“round object”), equivalent to pamp + -er. Cognate with West Flemish pamperen (“to cram with food, overindulge”), Middle Low German pampen (“to stuff oneself”), dialectal German pampfen (“to cram”), dialectal Danish pampe (“to boast, brag”).

Synonyms

spoil chuckle cocker cosset cuddle dandle pander make much mollycoddle nustle pamper pettle posset tidder coddle

Derived words

overpamper pamperer pampering pamperize pamper packer pamper packing
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