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Word entry · 6 letters

pamper

Best crossword clue

"Spoil with attention"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈpæm.pə(ɹ)/Part of speech verbSorted aempprStarts with PEnds with R1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. treat with excessive indulgence

Word origin

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.

Used in a sentence

  • The jacket is his exact size, fitting him just right, but his pants are two sizes too small. They’re hugging him extra tight. His butt is exploding out of them, causing it to look like he’s wearing a pamper.
  • There were popes, proctologists, a pyramid, a plant, a peanut-butter boy, a pygmy, a baby wearing a pamper, a picture, pimps and prostitutes.
  • One of the ladies said, “Look at his pants when he turns around. It looks like he’s wearing a pamper.” Sure enough it looked like he was wearing a wet pamper.

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