Perhaps from Middle English cotsete, from Old English cotsǣta (“cottager”), from cot (“cottage”) (Modern English cot (“cottage”) (archaic)) + -sǣta (“-sitter”); compare coscet. Compare German Hauslamm (literally “house lamb”), Italian casiccio.
Perhaps from Middle English cotsete, from Old English cotsǣta (“cottager”), from cot (“cottage”) (Modern English cot (“cottage”) (archaic)) + -sǣta (“-sitter”); compare coscet. Compare German Hauslamm (literally “house lamb”), Italian casiccio.
Meanings
(transitive) To treat like a pet; to overly indulge.
The car cossets its occupants in comfort.
(transitive) To fondle; to touch or stroke lovingly.
The foam cossets your skin.
(figuratively, transitive) To benefit; to make life easy for.
An independent oversight body is just setting up, but at full strength it will have a core team of just five. This is a state of affairs that cossets and enriches bailiffs at the expense of families who’ve fallen into debt. 2023 August 17, Aditya Chakrabortty, “Can’t pay and they really do take it away: what happens when the bailiffs come knocking”, in The Guardian:
it coccolare (to treat like a pet) · es consentir (to treat like a pet) · bg галя (to treat like a pet) · fr chouchouter (to treat like a pet) · cs hýčkat (to treat like a pet) · es mimar (to treat like a pet) · de verwöhnen (to treat like a pet) · nl verwennen (to treat like a pet) · es apapachar (to treat like a pet) · fr dorloter (to treat like a pet) · fr gâter (to treat like a pet) · de verhätscheln (to treat like a pet) · nl vertroetelen (to treat like a pet) · cmn 宠爱 (to treat like a pet) · fr choyer (to treat like a pet) · cs rozmazlovat (to treat like a pet)
cosset en · NOUN · etymology 2
Meanings
(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of cossid (“courier or messenger”).