cossetingn.
The action of cosset v.
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the mind > emotion > love > tenderness > foolish affection, excessive love or fondness > [noun] > indulging, petting, or pampering
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cosseting1880
1880 L. Parr Adam & Eve I. v. 128 With all his kissin' and cossetin' of her.
1886 ‘Rita’ Darby & Joan (1887) i. 1 I'm not one of those as holds with cossettin' and fussin'.
1901 Westm. Gaz. 22 May 3/1 In the other picture there is a sort of fond cosseting of colour and design.
1926 Harper's Mag. Feb. 352/1 The asthma and kindred ills born of their cruel cosseting.
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