c. 1600, "boil gently," probably from caudle "warm drink for invalids" (c. 1300), from Anglo-French caudel (c. 1300), ultimately from Latin calidium "warm drink, warm wine and [..]

v. To treat as a baby or an invalid.

To drop eggs in boiling water, then cook off the heat.

A cooking method in which foods (such as eggs) are put in separate containers and placed in a pan of simmering water for slow, gentle cooking.

To cook food slowly in water just below the boiling point.

To simmer or cook at a temperature just below the boiling point for a brief period.

Layers of roughly sliced pork sausages and bacon, usually thinly sliced with sliced potatoes, and onions.

To poach in slowly simmering water.

To cook food slowly in water keeping the water just below boiling.

To cook gently just below the boiling point. Most commonly refers to eggs, where the egg is cooked for 1 minute in the shell.

(v) treat with excessive indulgence(v) cook in nearly boiling water

to gently poach in barely simmering liquid.

Coddling food, generally eggs, means to cook it very gently in water that is just below the boiling point.

to gently poach in barely simmering liquid.

(transitive) To treat gently or with great care. * '''1855''',en|cosset,en|simmer