cosset

C2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈkɑsɪt/ UK /ˈkɒsɪt/ See IPA manual

Freq #165208

Meanings

1

verb
To care for and indulge someone too much; to pamper.

Their parents cosseted them, giving in to every demand.
2

verb
To surround someone with comfort and luxury.

The new car cossets its passengers in soft leather and quiet.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to care for and indulge... coddle baby

More fondle pamper pet posset

Word family

Forms cossetedcossetingcossets

Derived forms cossetedcossetercosseting

Related forms cub fawn kid kitten

Simplified etymology

Cosset was used from the mid-16th century for a hand-reared lamb and also for a spoiled child. From these senses it developed its modern meaning “to pamper.”

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.

cotsete Middle English cotsǣta Old English

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# cosset

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈkɑsɪt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈkɒsɪt/
**Frequency rank:** 165208

## Meanings
1. To care for and indulge someone too much; to pamper.
2. To surround someone with comfort and luxury.

## Examples
- Their parents cosseted them, giving in to every demand.
- The new car cossets its passengers in soft leather and quiet.

## Synonyms
- fondle
- pamper
- pet
- posset

## Derived Forms
- cosseted
- cosseter
- cosseting

## Related Forms
- cub
- fawn
- kid
- kitten

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: cotsete
- Root: cotsǣta

## 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.

## AI Etymology
Cosset is 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. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern verbal form is built from the named base and affix. Important recorded forms include cotsete (Middle English) and cotsǣta (Old English). Current senses include to care for and indulge someone too much; to pamper and to surround someone with comfort and luxury. The wider family includes derived forms such as cosseted, cosseter, and cosseting and related words such as cub, fawn, kid, and kitten.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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