cosset

American  

[kos-it] / ˈkɒs ɪt /

verb (used with object)

1. to treat as a pet; pamper; coddle.

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noun

1. a lamb brought up without its dam; pet lamb.

2. any pet.

cosset British  

/ ˈkɒsɪt /

verb

1. to pamper; coddle; pet

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noun

1. any pet animal, esp a lamb

Other Word Forms

• uncosseted adjective

Etymology

Origin of cosset

First recorded in 1570–80; Middle English; derivative verb use of the noun cosset “a lamb raised as a pet”; of uncertain etymology, but possibly Middle English cot-sēte “cottage dweller, cottager,” from Old English cot- sǣta

Example Sentences

Is there a benefit to being ignored by the industry — you don’t end up cosseted or overly corporate — at least as far as your stand-up goes?

From Los Angeles Times

“But I seem to have been cosseted in some way that I couldn’t get to the writers’ room.

From Los Angeles Times

I cosseted my weary garden with clover, practiced patience, saw the vanity of overwork.

From Scientific American

Of course, even ideologues as cossetted as Alito have a sense of what a plausible defense against such charges requires.

From Salon

Much of his life was spent in the cosseted luxury of a five-star hotel.

From BBC