take a cotton to

verb

Synonym of take a shine to (“to become fond of something”).

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Meanings

verbtake a cotton to (third-person singular simple present takes a cotton to, present participle taking a cotton to, simple past took a cotton to, past participle taken a cotton to)

present singular third person takes a cotton to · participle present taking a cotton to · past took a cotton to · participle past taken a cotton to

  1. UScolloquialidiomaticSynonym of take a shine to (“to become fond of something”).

    “Girl ain't never taken a cotton to me,” Doreen Sue said with another dismissive wave of her hand. “Thinks she's better than me is what it boils down to.”

    2016, Mae Clair, A Thousand Yesteryears

    Synonyms: take a shine to

Synonyms & antonyms

verbSynonym of take a shine to (“to become fond of something”).

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take a cotton to. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20a%20cotton%20to

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “take a cotton to,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20a%20cotton%20to.

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