The correct answer is (A) To pamper (obsessively); to treat carefully or tenderly; to nurse indulgently; to treat as an invalid; to protect from cold and exertion. Also, to cook eggs, fruit, etc., in water that is just below the boiling point.

Coddle comes from Latin calidus (hot).

Examples of use:

• Despite their advice, she continued to coddle him.
• He attempted to coddle her while she was sick.