cosset

English

Etymology

Perhaps from Old English cotsæta (“cottager”), from cot (“cottage”) (Modern English cot (“cottage”) (archaic)) + -sæta (“-sitter”); compare coscet. Compare German Hauslamm (literally “house lamb”), Italian casiccio.[1]

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈkɒsɪt/

Verb

cosset (third-person singular simple present cossets, present participle cosseting or cossetting, simple past and past participle cosseted or cossetted)

  1. (transitive) To treat like a pet; to overly indulge. [from 1650s][1]
    The car cossets its occupants in comfort.
  2. (transitive) To fondle; to touch or stroke lovingly.
    The foam cossets your skin.

Derived terms

Translations

Painting by Rudolf Epp showing children with a pet lamb or cosset.

Noun

cosset (plural cossets)

  1. A pet; (especially) a pet lamb. [from 1570s][1]
  2. Someone indulged or cosseted. [from 1590s][1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 “cosset” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2018.

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