Cosset Definition

kŏsĭt
cosseted, cosseting, cossets
verb
cosseted, cosseting, cossets
To show excessive care or concern in dealing with or caring for (someone); coddle; pamper.
Webster's New World
To pamper.
American Heritage

To treat like a pet; to overly indulge.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
noun
cossets
A pet lamb or any small pet.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Cosset

Noun

Singular:
cosset
Plural:
cossets

Origin of Cosset

  • Possibly from Anglo-Norman coscet pet lamb from Middle English cotsete cottage-dweller from Old English cotsǣta cot cottage -sǣta, -sǣte inhabitant sed- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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Words Starting With

CCOCOS

Words Ending With

TETSET

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Words Starting With C and Ending With T

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