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

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un·cos·set·ed, adjective

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How to use cosset in a sentence

You may well be about to embark on four days of cosseting, eating, drinking, and sleeping.
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I have no cosseting and protection, nor am I invited to the same parties.
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From the bairnie's soft cosseting he aye fled to Auld Jock and the rough hospitality of the sheep fold.
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A few days' rest and feeding up, and plenty of Nurse Marks' cosseting will soon put her to rights.
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But it seemed to Maurice that he needed as much attention and cosseting as a woman.
The Graftons|Archibald Marshall
Do you suppose you young married creatures are the only wives who enjoy cosseting their husbands?
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I think you're cosseting me up altogether and I don't like the white bread so well!
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British Dictionary definitions for cosset

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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