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Cosset

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

v. To pamper.

n. A pet, especially a pet lamb.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

v. to treat like a pet; to overly indulge

n. a pet; often specifically a pet lamb

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. A lamb reared without the aid of the dam. Hence: A pet, in general.

v. To treat as a pet; to fondle.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. A lamb brought up by hand, or without the aid of the dam; a pet lamb.

n. A pet of any kind.

To fondle; make a pet of; nurse fondly.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

v. treat with excessive indulgence

Word Usage

"I hate playing scrabble when I can't use the words I know that aren't in "the dictionary" 'cosset' being a favorite and I get accused of making things up."

Verb Form

cosseted cosseting cossets cossetted

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

do by handle treat

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

fondle cherish foster indulge

Same Context

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