cosset
To treat like a pet; to overly indulgeTo treat like a pet; to overly indulge.
» He's so cosseted he can't do anything by himself.
sacredceltic · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(transitive)To treat like a pet; to overly indulge.
The car cossets its occupants in comfort.
verhätscheln, verwöhnen
(transitive)To fondle; to touch or stroke lovingly.
The foam cossets your skin.
(figuratively, transitive)To benefit; to make life easy for.
- treat with excessive indulgence
Examples
1 sentencesHe's so cosseted he can't do anything by himself.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Perhaps from Middle English cotsete, from Old English cotsǣta (“cottager”), from cot (“cotPerhaps from Middle English cotsete, from Old English cotsǣta (“cottager”), from cot (“cottage”) (Modern English cot (“cottage”) (archaic)) + -sǣta (“-sitter”); compare coscet. Compare German Hauslamm (literally “house lamb”), Italian casiccio.
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Forms
cossets, cosseting, cosseted, cossetedSynonyms
11 synonymsWord family
3 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
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.