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pamper
English
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”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?pæmp?(?)/
- Rhymes: -æmp?(?)
Verb
pamper (third-person singular simple present pampers, present participle pampering, simple past and past participle pampered)
- (transitive) To treat with excessive care, attention or indulgence.
- (dated) To feed luxuriously.
Synonyms
- (treat with indulgence): coddle, spoil; see also Thesaurus:pamper
Translations
Anagrams
- mapper, pampre, pre-amp, preamp
Dutch
Etymology
Derived from the name of the Pampers brand of diapers, from English pamper.
Pronunciation
- (Belgium) IPA(key): /?p?m.p?r/
- (Netherlands) IPA(key): /?p?mp?r/
- Hyphenation: pam?per
- Rhymes: -?mp?r, -?mp?r
Noun
pamper m (plural pampers, diminutive pampertje n)
- (informal) a diaper, a nappy
Synonyms
- luier
Descendants
- ? Indonesian: pamper
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch pamper, from the name of the Pampers brand of diapers, from English pamper, 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”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?pamp?r]
- Hyphenation: pam?pêr
Noun
pamper (plural pamper-pamper, first-person possessive pamperku, second-person possessive pampermu, third-person possessive pampernya)
- diaper, nappy
- Synonyms: lampin, popok
Further reading
- “pamper” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
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featherbed
English
Etymology
From feather +? bed.
Noun
featherbed (plural featherbeds)
- A mattress stuffed with feathers.
- (Britain, Dartmoor) A bog covered by a layer of moss, presenting a hazard to walkers.
Alternative forms
- feather bed
Translations
Verb
featherbed (third-person singular simple present featherbeds, present participle featherbedding, simple past and past participle featherbedded)
- (transitive) To treat someone with excessive indulgence; to pamper, cosset or mollycoddle.
Alternative forms
- feather-bed
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