cosset

Significat (Anglès)

Verb

1. (transitive) To treat like a pet; to overly indulge.
2. (transitive) To fondle; to touch or stroke lovingly.
3. (figuratively, transitive) To benefit; to make life easy for.

Noun

1. A pet, usually a pet lamb.
2. Someone indulged or cosseted.

Noun

Alternative form of cossid (“courier or messenger”).

Conceptes

amanyagar

amoixar

contemplar

Sinònims

pamper

indulge

coddle

pet

spoil

mollycoddle

featherbed

cocker

baby

👶

fondle

caress

a petted

dandle

darling

fondling

lamb

🐑

tweedle

spoilt child

yeanling

stroke

Traduccions

dorloter

verwöhnen

choyer

şımartmak

vezzeggiare

afagar

amimar

gâter

verhätscheln

κανακεύω

viziare

coccolare

vertroetelen

verwennen

chouchouter

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈkɒsɪt/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: cotsete

Heretat de anglès antic: cotsǣta

Cognat amb italià: casiccio

In summary

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.