cosset

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noun

cos·​set ˈkä-sət How to pronounce cosset (audio)
: a pet lamb
broadly : pet

cosset

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verb

cosseted; cosseting; cossets

transitive verb

: to treat as a pet : pamper

Examples of cosset in a Sentence

Verb The hotel cossets its guests with friendly service. She had a safe, cosseted childhood.
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Verb
The downstairs dining room is intimate, cosseting and plush; upstairs is more relaxed and idiosyncratically chic. Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 22 July 2025 A lot of the focus is on customer service: how to cosset regulars, but also how to make the nonfamous feel welcome — a McNally obsession. Sarah Lyall, New York Times, 2 May 2025 But the deal would ultimately involve the purchase of bricks and mortar, or their construction: a simple and predictable future course of actions or change in ownership of property, protected and cosseted by lawyers and courts – by the rule of law. Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 8 Mar. 2025 While its remote location at the top of the world makes flying and staying here expensive, Greenland isn’t for luxury lovers accustomed to being cosseted. Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for cosset

Word History

Etymology

Noun

origin unknown

First Known Use

Noun

1579, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1640, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cosset was in 1579

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“Cosset.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cosset. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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