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verb
- 1. care for and protect in an overindulgent way: "all her life she'd been cosseted by her family"
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to give a lot of attention to making someone comfortable and to protecting them from anything unpleasant: Children sometimes need to be cosseted. disapproving The country has been cosseted (= too protected) by the government for so long that people have forgotten how to take responsibility for themselves. Synonyms.
The meaning of COSSET is a pet lamb; broadly : pet. How to use cosset in a sentence.
to give a lot of attention to making someone comfortable and to protecting them from anything unpleasant: Children sometimes need to be cosseted. disapproving The country has been cosseted (= too protected) by the government for so long that people have forgotten how to take responsibility for themselves. Synonyms. baby informal often disapproving.
Cosset definition: to treat as a pet; pamper; coddle. . See examples of COSSET used in a sentence.
verb [usually passive] If someone is cosseted, everything possible is done for them and they are protected from anything unpleasant. Our kind of travel is definitely not suitable for people who expect to be cosseted. [be VERB -ed] Synonyms: pamper, baby, pet, cosher [Irish] More Synonyms of cosset. cosseted graded adjective.
To cosset is to pamper or spoil. Your mom might cosset her beloved lap dog, feeding him homemade meals and singing him to sleep. If your parents used to cosset you when you were little, they may have protected you from injury and indulged your every whim.
Definition of cosset verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Define cosset. cosset synonyms, cosset pronunciation, cosset translation, English dictionary definition of cosset. tr.v. cos·set·ed , cos·set·ing , cos·sets To pamper. n. A pet, especially a pet lamb.
A complete guide to the word "COSSET": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
The word "cosset" is correct and usable in written English. In general, it is used to describe someone who is excessively indulged, and can be used both as a verb and a noun. For example, "The mother cosseted her child, always fulfilling his every wish.".
