This Piel participle appears in Proverbs 29:21, warning that 'one who pampers his servant from youth will find him a son in the end'—though the meaning of the final word is disputed. The term describes indulging or treating with excessive softness, removing normal discipline or expectations. The proverb warns against blurring the master-servant boundary through over-indulgence. A servant raised without proper structure and expectations becomes presumptuous, expecting treatment as a son and heir rather than accepting his role. The word captures the problematic tendency to spare someone from necessary discipline, creating entitlement.