cosset

Signification (Anglais)

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”).

Concepts

dorloter

choyer

chouchouter

gâter

être aux petits soins avec

enfant gâté

mignoter

câliner

Synonymes

pamper

indulge

coddle

pet

spoil

mollycoddle

featherbed

cocker

baby

👶

fondle

caress

a petted

dandle

darling

fondling

lamb

🐑

tweedle

spoilt child

yeanling

stroke

Traductions

verwöhnen

şımartmak

amimar

vezzeggiare

verwennen

mimosear

verhätscheln

κανακεύω

viziare

coccolare

vertroetelen

afagar

فسد

ضلل

تلف

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈkɒsɪt/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: cotsete

Hérité de ancien anglais: cotsǣta

Appartenant à italien: 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.