Talk:coddle

cook egg gently

to cook an egg in water just below the boiling point
Microsoft® Encarta® 2009

--Backinstadiums (talk) 16:07, 13 November 2019 (UTC)

No connection at all with cuddle?

It surprised me that no connection is considered between coddle and cuddle. Even if these words might in fact have different etymologies, it is not unreasonable to imagine some degree of influence between their meanings. 2804:431:CFFD:F6A5:896B:5ECA:D6A4:2E4F 03:23, 21 September 2023 (UTC)