verb/t͡ʃint͡ʃineˈaɾ/
to entertain (a child) by shaking a rattle (a baby's toy); to shake a rattle (a baby's toy); to pamper, coddle (someone)
“Su padre lo chinchineaba tanto de pequeño que ahora no sabe hacer nada por su cuenta.” — His father pampered him so much when he was little that he cannot do anything on his own.
Synonyms: mimar, cundundear
Etymology tree Spanish chinchín Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Latin -izō Latin -izāre Spanish -ear Spanish chinchinear From chinchín (“a rattle (baby's toy)”) + -ear.