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cosset

verb
/ˈkɒsɪt/UK/ˈkɑsɪt/US/ˈkɒsɪt/CA/ˈkɔsɪt/

Etymology

Perhaps 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.

  1. inherited from cotsǣta — “cottager”
  2. inherited from cotsete

Definitions

  1. To treat like a pet

    To treat like a pet; to overly indulge.

    • The car cossets its occupants in comfort.

  2. To fondle

    To fondle; to touch or stroke lovingly.

    • The foam cossets your skin.

  3. To benefit

    To benefit; to make life easy for.

    • An independent oversight body is just setting up, but at full strength it will have a core team of just five. This is a state of affairs that cossets and enriches bailiffs at the expense of families who’ve fallen into debt.
  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. A pet, usually a pet lamb.

    2. Someone indulged or cosseted.

    3. Alternative form of cossid (“courier or messenger”).

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Derived

cosseted, cosseter, cosseting

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA