Found 2 items, similar to Cockering.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: cocker cocker n : a small breed with a wavy silky hair originally developed in England [syn: cocker spaniel, English cocker spaniel] cocker v : treat with excessive indulgence; “grandparents often pamper the children”; “Let's not mollycoddle our students!” [syn: pamper, featherbed, cosset, baby, coddle, mollycoddle, spoil, indulge]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Cockering Cocker \Cock"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cockered; p. pr. & vb. n. Cockering.] [OE. cokeren; cf. W. cocru to indulge, fondle, E. cock the bird, F. coqueliner to dandle (Cotgrave), to imitate the crow of a cock, to run after the girls, and E. cockle, v.] To treat with too great tenderness; to fondle; to indulge; to pamper. [1913 Webster] Cocker thy child and he shall make thee afraid. --Ecclesiasticus xxx. 9. [1913 Webster] Poor folks cannot afford to cocker themselves up. --J. Ingelow. [1913 Webster]