cosset
English
editEtymology
editPerhaps 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]
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈkɒsɪt/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- Rhymes: -ɒsɪt
Verb
editcosset (third-person singular simple present cossets, present participle cosseting or cossetting, simple past and past participle cosseted or cossetted)
- (transitive) To treat like a pet; to overly indulge. [from 1650s][1]
- The car cossets its occupants in comfort.
- (transitive) To fondle; to touch or stroke lovingly.
- The foam cossets your skin.
- (transitive, figurative) To benefit; to make life easy for.
- 2023 August 17, Aditya Chakrabortty, “Can’t pay and they really do take it away: what happens when the bailiffs come knocking”, in The Guardian[1]:
- 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.
Synonyms
edit- (to treat like a pet): coddle, posset; see also Thesaurus:pamper
- (to fondle): caress, pet; see also Thesaurus:fondle
Derived terms
editTranslations
editto treat like a pet
Noun
editcosset (plural cossets)
See also
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editCatalan
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editNoun
editcosset m (plural cossets)
- diminutive of cos (“body”)
- bodice
Further reading
edit- “cosset” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
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