COSSET


Meaning of COSSET in English

■ verb ( ~s , ~ing , ~ed ) care for and protect in an overindulgent way.

Origin

C16 (asnoun denoting a lamb brought up by hand, later a spoiled child): prob. from Anglo-Norman Fr. coscet 'cottager', from OE cotsta 'cottar'.

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