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cosset
cos·set C0671600 (kŏs′ĭt)tr.v. cos·set·ed, cos·set·ing, cos·sets To pamper.n. A pet, especially a pet lamb. [Possibly from Anglo-Norman coscet, pet lamb, from Middle English cotsete, cottage-dweller, from Old English cotsǣta : cot, cottage + -sǣta, -sǣte, inhabitant; see sed- in Indo-European roots.]cosset (ˈkɒsɪt) vb (tr) , -sets, -seting or -setedto pamper; coddle; petnany pet animal, esp a lamb[C16: of unknown origin]cos•set (ˈkɒs ɪt) v.t. 1. to treat as a pet; pamper; coddle. n. 2. a lamb brought up without its dam; pet lamb. 3. any pet. [1570–80; akin to Old English cossetung kissing] cosset Past participle: cosseted Gerund: cosseting
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I cosset | you cosset | he/she/it cossets | we cosset | you cosset | they cosset |
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I cosseted | you cosseted | he/she/it cosseted | we cosseted | you cosseted | they cosseted |
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I am cosseting | you are cosseting | he/she/it is cosseting | we are cosseting | you are cosseting | they are cosseting |
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I have cosseted | you have cosseted | he/she/it has cosseted | we have cosseted | you have cosseted | they have cosseted |
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I was cosseting | you were cosseting | he/she/it was cosseting | we were cosseting | you were cosseting | they were cosseting |
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I had cosseted | you had cosseted | he/she/it had cosseted | we had cosseted | you had cosseted | they had cosseted |
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I will cosset | you will cosset | he/she/it will cosset | we will cosset | you will cosset | they will cosset |
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I will have cosseted | you will have cosseted | he/she/it will have cosseted | we will have cosseted | you will have cosseted | they will have cosseted |
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I will be cosseting | you will be cosseting | he/she/it will be cosseting | we will be cosseting | you will be cosseting | they will be cosseting |
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I have been cosseting | you have been cosseting | he/she/it has been cosseting | we have been cosseting | you have been cosseting | they have been cosseting |
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I will have been cosseting | you will have been cosseting | he/she/it will have been cosseting | we will have been cosseting | you will have been cosseting | they will have been cosseting |
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I had been cosseting | you had been cosseting | he/she/it had been cosseting | we had been cosseting | you had been cosseting | they had been cosseting |
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I would cosset | you would cosset | he/she/it would cosset | we would cosset | you would cosset | they would cosset |
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I would have cosseted | you would have cosseted | he/she/it would have cosseted | we would have cosseted | you would have cosseted | they would have cosseted | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | cosset - treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"baby, cocker, coddle, featherbed, mollycoddle, pamper, spoil, indulgedo by, treat, handle - interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently" |
cossetverb pamper, baby, pet, coddle, mollycoddle, wrap up in cotton wool (informal) Important clients were cosseted and pampered like royalty.cossetverbTo treat with indulgence and often overtender care:baby, cater, coddle, indulge, mollycoddle, overindulge, pamper, spoil.Translationscosset (ˈkosit) – past tense past participle ˈcosseted – verb to treat with too much kindness; to pamper. 寵愛,溺愛 宠爱,溺爱 cosset
cosset verb A poetic (i.e., non-medical) term meaning to caress and fondle lovingly and intimately.cosset
Synonyms for cossetverb pamperSynonyms- pamper
- baby
- pet
- coddle
- mollycoddle
- wrap up in cotton wool
Synonyms for cossetverb to treat with indulgence and often overtender careSynonyms- baby
- cater
- coddle
- indulge
- mollycoddle
- overindulge
- pamper
- spoil
Synonyms for cossetverb treat with excessive indulgenceSynonyms- baby
- cocker
- coddle
- featherbed
- mollycoddle
- pamper
- spoil
- indulge
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