wikipedia|dab=hothouse
English
Etymology
hot + house

Noun
en-noun

1. a heated greenhouse
2. idiomatic an environment in which growth or development is encouraged; a hotbed

Adjective
en-adj

1. context|of a plant grown in a hothouse
2. idiomatic (of a person) delicate (as if needing a comforting environment)

Verb
en-verb|hothous|ing

1. context|of a child to provide with an enriched environment with the aim of stimulating academic development

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