cocker
To make a nestle-cock ofTo make a nestle-cock of; to indulge or pamper (particularly of children).
» This dog is a mix between a cocker spaniel and a poodle.
Dieser Hund ist ein Cockerspaniel-Pudel-Mischling. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Эта собака - помесь кокер-спаниеля и пуделя. — marafon
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesTo make a nestle-cock of; to indulge or pamper (particularly of children).
- treat with excessive indulgence
Examples
1 sentencesThis dog is a mix between a cocker spaniel and a poodle.
ruЭта собака - помесь кокер-спаниеля и пуделя. — marafon
deDieser Hund ist ein Cockerspaniel-Pudel-Mischling. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Origin
Uncertain. Perhaps from Middle English cokeren (“to pamper, coddle”); compare Welsh cocruUncertain. Perhaps from Middle English cokeren (“to pamper, coddle”); compare Welsh cocru (“to indulge, fondle”), French coqueliner (“to dandle, to imitate the crow of a cock, to run after the girls”), and English cockle and cock (“rooster; to spoil”).
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Forms
cockers, cockering, cockered, cockeredSynonyms
9 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle