cosset

[kos-it]

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verb (used with object)

to treat as a pet; pamper; coddle.

noun

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

Origin of cosset

1570–80; akin to Old English cossetung kissing, verbal noun based on *cossettan to kiss, derivative of coss kiss

Related formsun·cos·set·ed, adjective

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Related Words for cosseted

fondle, lamb, love, pamper, pet, cuddle, caress, spoil

Examples from the Web for cosseted

Contemporary Examples of cosseted

At best, if the stories are true, you sound petulant, cosseted, and bratty.
Ariana Grande, This Is How to Be a Diva
Tim Teeman
October 21, 2014
Needless to say fewer Scottish politicians were educated in such a cosseted environment.
Scots Must Choose Heart or Head
Nico Hines
September 18, 2014
The truth, which The Royals avoids addressing, is that the royal family is a cosseted, well-funded machine.
The Cult of Royal Porn
Tim Teeman
April 26, 2014

Historical Examples of cosseted

And you always a-telling me as squire said he wasn't to be coddled and cosseted.
Great Uncle Hoot-Toot
Mrs. Molesworth
Then he says: "I wonder why he cosseted up to us last night in the garden so!"
Somehow Good
William de Morgan
They have been cosseted and comforted and the devil has gone out of their blood.
The Path of the King
John Buchan
Boys were not cosseted in those days, but made to feel the rod and keep their place.
Confessions of Boyhood
John Albee
I hope the kind old goodwife is well, who cosseted me so lovingly.'
The Herd Boy and His Hermit
Charlotte M. Yonge

British Dictionary definitions for cosseted

cosset

verb -sets, -seting or -seted (tr)

to pamper; coddle; pet

noun

any pet animal, esp a lamb

Word Origin for cosset

C16: of unknown origin

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Word Origin and History for cosseted

cosset

1650s, "to fondle, caress, indulge," from a noun (1570s) meaning "lamb brought up as a pet" (applied to persons from 1590s), perhaps from Old English cot-sæta "one who dwells in a cot." Related: Coseted; coseting. Cf. German Hauslamm, Italian casiccio.