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Definitions for cosset
ˈkɒs ɪtcos·set
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Princeton's WordNet
pamper, featherbed, cosset, cocker, baby, coddle, mollycoddle, spoil, indulgeverb
treat with excessive indulgence
"grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"
Wiktionary
cossetnoun
a pet; often specifically a pet lamb
cossetverb
to treat like a pet; to overly indulge
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Cossetnoun
A lamb brought up without the dam.
If thou wilt bewail my woful teen,
I shall thee give yond’ cosset for thy pain. Edmund Spenser, Past.
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cosset
A cosset is a person or a pet that is overly pampered or spoilt, given excessive indulgence or attention. It can also be used as a verb, meaning to care for or look after in an overindulgent way.
Webster Dictionary
Cossetnoun
a lamb reared without the aid of the dam. Hence: A pet, in general
Cossetverb
to treat as a pet; to fondle
Etymology: [Cf. AS. cotsetla cottager, G. kossat, kothsasse, fr. kot, koth E. (cot) hut, and cf. also E. cade, a., cot a cade lamb.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Cosset
kos′set, n. a lamb reared in the house without a dam: a pet.—v.t. to fondle. [Ety. dub.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of cosset in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of cosset in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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