Cosset

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  • transitive verb. To pamper.
  • noun. A pet, especially a pet lamb.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A lamb brought up by hand, or without the aid of the dam; a pet lamb.
  • noun. A pet of any kind.
  • To fondle; make a pet of; nurse fondly.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A lamb reared without the aid of the dam. Hence: A pet, in general.
  • transitive verb. To treat as a pet; to fondle.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. to treat like a pet; to overly indulge
  • noun. a pet; often specifically a pet lamb
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. treat with excessive indulgence
    • Word Usage
    "I hate playing scrabble when I can't use the words I know that aren't in "the dictionary" 'cosset' being a favorite and I get accused of making things up."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    do by  handle  treat  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    bottle-fed  cocker  commandeer  crossbred  curdle  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    care for  caress  cater to  cherish  cherish  
    verb-form
    cosseted  cosseting  cossets  cossetted  
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