Definitions for cossetˈkɒs ɪt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
cos•setˈkɒs ɪt(v.t.)
to treat as a pet; pamper; coddle.
(n.)a lamb brought up without its dam; pet lamb.
any pet.
Origin of cosset:
1570–80; akin to OE cossetung kissing
Princeton's WordNet
pamper, featherbed, cosset, cocker, baby, coddle, mollycoddle, spoil, indulge(verb)
treat with excessive indulgence
"grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"
Wiktionary
cosset(Noun)
a pet; often specifically a pet lamb
cosset(Verb)
to treat like a pet; to overly indulge
Webster Dictionary
Cosset(noun)
a lamb reared without the aid of the dam. Hence: A pet, in general
Cosset(verb)
to treat as a pet; to fondle
Translations for cosset
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
cosset(verb)
to treat with too much kindness; to pamper.
- vertroetelAfrikaans
- يُدَلِّـلArabic
- глезяBulgarian
- mimarPortuguese (BR)
- hýčkatCzech
- verhätschelnGerman
- forkæle; forvænneDanish
- κανακεύω, παραχαϊδεύωGreek
- mimarSpanish
- ära hellitamaEstonian
- ناز پرورده کردن؛ لوس کردنFarsi
- hemmotellaFinnish
- dorloterFrench
- לְפָנֵקHebrew
- खूब लाड-प्यार करनाHindi
- tetošitiCroatian
- elkényeztetHungarian
- memanjakanIndonesian
- dekra viðIcelandic
- coccolareItalian
- 甘やかすJapanese
- 응석받이로 기르다Korean
- lepintiLithuanian
- lutinātLatvian
- memanjakanMalay
- vertroetelenDutch
- skjemme bort, dulle med, forkjæleNorwegian
- rozpieszczaćPolish
- ناز پرورده کردن؛ لوس کردنPersian
- نازولPashto
- amimarPortuguese
- a răsfăţa, a alintaRomanian
- нежитьRussian
- rozmaznávaťSlovak
- razvajatiSlovenian
- tetošitiSerbian
- dalta med, klema bortSwedish
- ดูแลมากเกินไปThai
- şımartmakTurkish
- 寵愛，溺愛Chinese (Trad.)
- пестити, голубитиUkrainian
- بهت زياده لاڈ كرناUrdu
- nâng niuVietnamese
- 宠爱，溺爱Chinese (Simp.)
Get even more translations for cosset »
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
"cosset." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2013. Web. 20 Jun 2013. <http://www.definitions.net/definition/cosset>.