cosset
8 synonyms for cosset, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — To pamper someone or something, treating them with great care and indulgence.
Synonyms
Everyday swaps
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Less common
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Rare, literary or technical
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Etymology
Perhaps comes from Middle English cotsete, which developed from Old English cotsǣta (“cottager”), itself from cot (“cottage”) (surviving in Modern English cot (“cottage”), now archaic) plus -sǣta (“-sitter”); compare coscet. Compare also German Hauslamm (literally “house lamb”) and Italian casiccio.
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