cosset

Meaning

Verb

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

Noun

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

Synonyms

pamper

indulge

coddle

pet

spoil

mollycoddle

featherbed

cocker

baby

👶

fondle

caress

a petted

dandle

darling

fondling

lamb

🐑

tweedle

spoilt child

yeanling

stroke

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɒsɪt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: cotsete

Inherited from Old English: cotsǣta

Cognate with Italian: 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.