cosset

cos·set

 (kŏs′ĭt)

tr.v. cos·set·ed, cos·set·ing, cos·sets

To pamper.

n.

A pet, especially a pet lamb.

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[Possibly from Anglo-Norman coscet, pet lamb, from Middle English cotsete, cottage-dweller, from Old English cotsǣta : cot, cottage + -sǣta, -sǣte, inhabitant; see sed- in Indo-European roots.]

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cosset

(ˈkɒsɪt)

vb (tr) , -sets, -seting or -seted

to pamper; coddle; pet

n

any pet animal, esp a lamb

[C16: of unknown origin]

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cos•set

(ˈkɒs ɪt)

v.t.

1. to treat as a pet; pamper; coddle.

n.

2. a lamb brought up without its dam; pet lamb.

3. any pet.

[1570–80; akin to Old English cossetung kissing]

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cosset

Past participle: cosseted
Gerund: cosseting

Imperative

cosset

cosset

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

cosset - treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!" baby, cocker, coddle, featherbed, mollycoddle, pamper, spoil, indulge do by, treat, handle - interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently"

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cosset

verb pamper, baby, pet, coddle, mollycoddle, wrap up in cotton wool (informal) Important clients were cosseted and pampered like royalty.

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cosset

verb

To treat with indulgence and often overtender care:

baby, cater, coddle, indulge, mollycoddle, overindulge, pamper, spoil.

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Translations

يُدَلِّـل

hýčkat

forkæleforvænne

verhätscheln

dorloter

dekra viî

vezzeggiare

lutināt

dulle medskjemme bort

şımartmak

宠爱溺爱

cosset

[ˈkɒsɪt] VT → mimar, consentir

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cosset

[ˈkɒsɪt] vt (= pamper) [+ person] → choyer, dorloter

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cosset

vt → verwöhnen

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cosset

[ˈkɒsɪt] vt → coccolare, vezzeggiare

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cosset

(ˈkosit) – past tense past participle ˈcosseted – verb

to treat with too much kindness; to pamper. vertroetel يُدَلِّـل глезя mimar hýčkat verhätscheln forkæle; forvænne κανακεύω, παραχαϊδεύωmimar ära hellitama ناز پرورده کردن؛ لوس کردن hemmotella dorloter לְפָנֵק खूब लाड-प्यार करना tetošiti elkényeztet memanjakan dekra við coccolare 甘やかす 응석받이로 기르다 lepinti lutināt memanjakan vertroetelenskjemme bort, dulle med, forkjælerozpieszczać نازول amimar a răsfăţa, a alinta нежить rozmaznávať razvajati tetošiti dalta med, klema bort ดูแลมากเกินไป şımartmak 寵愛，溺愛 пестити, голубити بهت زياده لاڈ كرنا nâng niu 宠爱，溺爱

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