Word
pamper
Phoneticspam·per, stress on the first syllable
US/ˈpæmpɝ/
UK/pˈæmpɐ/
Definitions
01to treat with luxury
B2 · Upper Intermediate
v. to give someone a lot of comfort and special treatment to make them feel good.
v. to treat with extreme or excessive kindness, care, or indulgence, often involving physical comfort or luxury.
“On her birthday, she went to a spa to pamper herself for the day.”
“The luxury hotel is designed to pamper its guests with twenty-four-hour room service and private butler assistance.”
Antonyms
02to overprotect
C1 · Advanced Informal
v. to treat someone, like a child or pet, with too much care.
v. to coddle or overindulge someone to the point of potentially making them weak or overly dependent.
“The grandparents tend to pamper the children by giving them whatever they want.”
“Critics argued that the new policy would pamper the industry rather than forcing it to become competitive innoate and compete in the global market.”
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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”).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Word family
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- Exam level
- CambridgeCambridgeCambridge English QualificationsThe exam suite from Cambridge University Press & Assessment, from A1 Movers up to C2 Proficiency. The benchmark names double as CEFR labels.B2 FirstIELTSIELTSInternational English Language Testing SystemThe 0–9 band test co-owned by the British Council, IDP, and Cambridge. Used for university entry, work, and migration.5.5–6.5TOEFL iBTTOEFL iBTTest of English as a Foreign Language, Internet-Based TestETS's academic English test, the standard route for US university admissions. Scored 0–120, with a 1–6 scale since 2026.1–6 scale: 4.0–4.572–94TOEICTOEICTest of English for International CommunicationETS's workplace English test, big in Japan and Korea. Listening & Reading scores 10–990 and tops out at C1.785–944
- Frequency
- Occasional
- Level
- B2 · Upper Intermediate
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