"cosset" meaning in English

See cosset in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈkɒsɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cosset.wav Forms: cossets [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒsɪt Etymology: Perhaps 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|cotsete}} Middle English cotsete, {{inh|en|ang|cotsǣta|t=cottager}} Old English cotsǣta (“cottager”), {{qualifier|archaic}} (archaic), {{ncog|de|Hauslamm||lit=house lamb}} German Hauslamm (literally “house lamb”), {{cog|it|casiccio}} Italian casiccio Head templates: {{en-noun}} cosset (plural cossets)
  1. A pet, usually a pet lamb.
    Sense id: en-cosset-en-noun-~56CXY-E
  2. Someone indulged or cosseted.
    Sense id: en-cosset-en-noun-WDSqSj2P
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: cub, kid, fawn, kitten

Verb

IPA: /ˈkɒsɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cosset.wav Forms: cossets [present, singular, third-person], cosseting [participle, present], cossetting [participle, present], cosseted [participle, past], cosseted [past], cossetted [participle, past], cossetted [past]
Rhymes: -ɒsɪt Etymology: Perhaps 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|cotsete}} Middle English cotsete, {{inh|en|ang|cotsǣta|t=cottager}} Old English cotsǣta (“cottager”), {{qualifier|archaic}} (archaic), {{ncog|de|Hauslamm||lit=house lamb}} German Hauslamm (literally “house lamb”), {{cog|it|casiccio}} Italian casiccio Head templates: {{en-verb|past2=cossetted|pres_ptc2=cossetting}} 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. Tags: transitive Synonyms (to treat like a pet): coddle Translations (to treat like a pet): галя (galja) (Bulgarian), 宠爱 (chǒng ài) (Chinese Mandarin), rozmazlovat [imperfective] (Czech), hýčkat [imperfective] (Czech), verwennen (Dutch), vertroetelen (Dutch), gâter (French), chouchouter (French), dorloter (French), choyer (French), verhätscheln (German), verwöhnen (German), coccolare (Italian), mimar (Spanish), consentir (Spanish), apapachar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-cosset-en-verb-GkooM7Qf Disambiguation of 'to treat like a pet': 96 4 0 Disambiguation of 'to treat like a pet': 96 4 0
  2. (transitive) To fondle; to touch or stroke lovingly. Tags: transitive Categories (lifeform): Baby animals Synonyms (to fondle): caress
    Sense id: en-cosset-en-verb-3Z~ZlDb~ Disambiguation of Baby animals: 10 0 7 64 19 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments, English links with redundant alt parameters, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 8 10 72 2 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 10 12 16 58 3 Disambiguation of English links with redundant alt parameters: 7 8 10 72 3 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 9 9 11 67 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 12 11 8 9 7 50 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 9 6 7 6 60 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 8 11 12 64 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 8 11 12 64 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 11 11 13 60 4 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 11 11 13 62 3 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 7 11 11 66 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 8 8 10 71 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 8 11 12 64 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 10 10 11 67 2 Disambiguation of 'to fondle': 6 94 0
  3. (transitive, figurative) To benefit; to make life easy for. Tags: figuratively, transitive
    Sense id: en-cosset-en-verb-A0~uH3yB
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: posset, pamper, pet, fondle Derived forms: cosseted, cosseter, cosseting

Inflected forms

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          "text": "The car cossets its occupants in comfort.",
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        "To treat like a pet; to overly indulge."
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        "(transitive) To treat like a pet; to overly indulge."
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        "To fondle; to touch or stroke lovingly."
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        "(transitive) To fondle; to touch or stroke lovingly."
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      ]
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          "ref": "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:",
          "text": "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.",
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      "glosses": [
        "To benefit; to make life easy for."
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        "(transitive, figurative) To benefit; to make life easy for."
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      "sense": "to treat like a pet",
      "word": "coddle"
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      "roman": "galja",
      "sense": "to treat like a pet",
      "word": "галя"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "chǒng ài",
      "sense": "to treat like a pet",
      "word": "宠爱"
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      "sense": "to treat like a pet",
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      "sense": "to treat like a pet",
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      "word": "verwennen"
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    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to treat like a pet",
      "word": "vertroetelen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to treat like a pet",
      "word": "gâter"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to treat like a pet",
      "word": "chouchouter"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to treat like a pet",
      "word": "dorloter"
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    {
      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "to treat like a pet",
      "word": "choyer"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to treat like a pet",
      "word": "verhätscheln"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to treat like a pet",
      "word": "verwöhnen"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to treat like a pet",
      "word": "coccolare"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to treat like a pet",
      "word": "mimar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to treat like a pet",
      "word": "consentir"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to treat like a pet",
      "word": "apapachar"
    }
  ],
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}

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        "Someone indulged or cosseted."
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      "rhymes": "-ɒsɪt"
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}

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