cosset

present singular third person cossets · participle present cosseting · participle present cossetting · participle past cosseted · past cosseted · participle past cossetted · past cossetted

1. transitiveTo treat like a pet; to overly indulge.First known use 1650s

   The car cossets its occupants in comfort.

   Synonyms: coddle

2. transitiveTo fondle; to touch or stroke lovingly.

   The foam cossets your skin.

   Synonyms: caress

3. figurativelytransitiveTo 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

plural cossets

1. A pet, usually a pet lamb.First known use 1570s
2. Someone indulged or cosseted.First known use 1590s

plural cossets

1. alternativeAlternative form of cossid (“courier or messenger”).