"cosset" meaning in English

See cosset in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈkɒsɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cosset.wav [Southern-England] 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”), {{m|ang|cot|t=cottage}} cot (“cottage”), {{m|en|cot#Etymology 2|cot|cottage}} cot (“cottage”), {{qualifier|archaic}} (archaic), {{m|ang|-sǣta|t=-sitter}} -sǣta (“-sitter”), {{m|en|coscet}} coscet, {{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. Categories (lifeform): Baby animals
    Sense id: en-cosset-en-noun-~56CXY-E Disambiguation of Baby animals: 33 0 17 32 19
  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 [Southern-England] 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”), {{m|ang|cot|t=cottage}} cot (“cottage”), {{m|en|cot#Etymology 2|cot|cottage}} cot (“cottage”), {{qualifier|archaic}} (archaic), {{m|ang|-sǣta|t=-sitter}} -sǣta (“-sitter”), {{m|en|coscet}} coscet, {{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 Categories (lifeform): Baby animals Synonyms (to treat like a pet): coddle Translations (to treat like a pet): галя (galja) (Bulgarian), 宠爱 (chǒng ài) (Chinese Mandarin), verwennen (Dutch), vertroetelen (Dutch), gâter (French), chouchouter (French), dorloter (French), choyer (French), verhätscheln (German), verwöhnen (German), coccolare (Italian)
    Sense id: en-cosset-en-verb-GkooM7Qf Disambiguation of Baby animals: 33 0 17 32 19 Disambiguation of 'to treat like a pet': 87 13 0 Disambiguation of 'to treat like a pet': 87 13 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: 33 0 17 32 19 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English links with manual fragments, English links with redundant alt parameters Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 8 13 62 2 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 17 7 17 57 2 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 19 10 19 49 3 Disambiguation of English links with redundant alt parameters: 18 7 16 57 2 Disambiguation of 'to fondle': 18 82 0
  3. (transitive, figurative) To benefit; to make life easy for. Tags: figuratively, transitive Categories (lifeform): Baby animals
    Sense id: en-cosset-en-verb-A0~uH3yB Disambiguation of Baby animals: 33 0 17 32 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: posset, pamper, pet, fondle Derived forms: cosseted, cosseting

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "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.",
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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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        "(transitive) To fondle; to touch or stroke lovingly."
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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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      "sense": "to treat like a pet",
      "word": "coddle"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "galja",
      "sense": "to treat like a pet",
      "word": "галя"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "chǒng ài",
      "sense": "to treat like a pet",
      "word": "宠爱"
    },
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      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "to treat like a pet",
      "word": "verwennen"
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      "sense": "to treat like a pet",
      "word": "vertroetelen"
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      "sense": "to treat like a pet",
      "word": "gâter"
    },
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      "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",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to treat like a pet",
      "word": "choyer"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to treat like a pet",
      "word": "verhätscheln"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to treat like a pet",
      "word": "verwöhnen"
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to treat like a pet",
      "word": "coccolare"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cosset"
}

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