cosset

[ kos-it ]

/ ˈkɒs ɪt /

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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.

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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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Examples from the Web for 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|DAILY BEAST
Needless to say fewer Scottish politicians were educated in such a cosseted environment.
Scots Must Choose Heart or Head|Nico Hines|September 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
The pair were being spoiled and cosseted by a master-hand, and it did them more good than their success.
Denis Dent|Ernest W. Hornung

They have been cosseted and comforted and the devil has gone out of their blood.
The Path of the King|John Buchan
Against her he had nursed and cosseted it; for its sake he had made his home desolate and starved his heart.
Double Harness|Anthony Hope
And Goodwife Dolly, tell her I'll never forget how she cosseted the wildered lamb.'
The Herd Boy and His Hermit|Charlotte M. Yonge
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

/ (ˈkɒsɪt) /

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.

cosset

verb (used with object)

noun

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Examples from the Web for cosseted

cosset

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

noun

Word Origin for cosset

cosset