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cosset

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cos·set  (kst)
tr.v. cos·set·ed, cos·set·ing, cos·sets
To pamper.
n.
A pet, especially a pet lamb.

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

cosset
Verb
[-seting, -seted] to pamper or pet [origin unknown]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.cosset - treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"
do by, treat, handle - interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently"

cosset
verb pamper, baby, pet, coddle, mollycoddle, wrap up in cotton wool (informal)
Translations

cosset [ˈkɔsɪt] vtmimar
cosset [ˈkɔsɪt] vtchoyer, dorloter
cosset [ˈkɔsɪt] vtverwöhnen
cosset [ˈkɔsɪt] vtvezzeggiare

cosset
v cosset [ˈkosit]
to treat with too much kindness; to pamper. vertroetelيُدَلِّـلглезяhýčkatforkæle; forvænneverhätschelnκανακεύω, παραχαϊδεύωmimarära hellitamaناز پرورده کردن؛ لوس کردنhemmotelladorloterלְפָנֵקखूब लाड-प्यार करनाtetošitielkényeztetmemanjakandekra viðcoccolare甘やかす응석을 받아 주다lepintilutinātmemanjakanvertroetelenskjemme bort, dulle med, forkjælerozpieszczaćamimara răsfăţa, a alintaнежитьrozmaznávaťrazvajatitetošitidalta med, klema bortดูแลมากเกินไşımartmak寵愛;溺愛пестити, голубитиبهت زياده لاڈ كرناnâng niu

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In short, they are over-apt to cosset themselves, and to lay claim to great importance.
 
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