indulge implies excessive compliance and weakness in gratifying another's or one's own desires.
indulged myself with food at the slightest excuse
pamper implies inordinate gratification of desire for luxury and comfort with consequent enervating effect.
pampered by the amenities of modern living
humor stresses a yielding to a person's moods or whims.
humored him by letting him tell the story
spoil stresses the injurious effects on character by indulging or pampering.
foolish parents spoil their children
baby suggests excessive care, attention, or solicitude.
babying students by grading too easily
mollycoddle suggests an excessive degree of care and attention to another's health or welfare.
refused to mollycoddle her malingering son
Examples of pamper in a Sentence
They really pamper their guests at that hotel.
She pampered herself with a day at the spa.
He was pampered all his life and doesn't know how to function in the real world.
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Amused when flexing her power, she is fawned over by her crew, who pamper her like a queen.—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2025 Our list of the best drugstore face washes includes options that remove makeup, cater to every skin type, and ensure your skin feels refreshed and pampered.—Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 18 Mar. 2025 In the financial district, at Bristol Panama, pamper yourself in the top-floor spa, where the views extend to the Pacific, and consider how Panama City’s location between two seas has been key to its destiny.—Carolyn Heller, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025 Pooches will be pampered with puppuccinos and even a doggy butler!—Felicity Carter, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pamper
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, probably of Dutch origin; akin to Dutch dialect pamperen to pamper
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