Treat with excessive indulgence

• The act of indulging or gratifying a desire

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The act by which somebody is pampered. vb. (present participle of pamper English)

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pamper \Pam"per\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pampered ; p. pr. & vb. n. Pampering .] [Cf. LG. pampen, slampampen, to live luxuriously, pampe thick pap, and E. pap.] To feed to the full; to feed luxuriously; to glut; as, to pamper the body or the appetite. ``A ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
adj. overly indulgent; "pampering parents often have spoilt children" [syn: pampering(a) ] n. the act of indulging or gratifying a desire [syn: indulgence , indulging , humoring ]