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Word: Cosset
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
mid 16th century (as a noun denoting a lamb brought up by hand, later a spoiled child): probably from Anglo-Norman French coscet ‘cottager’, from Old English cotsǣta ‘cottar’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkɒsɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
care for and protect in an overindulgent way
Short Definition:care for and protect in overindulgent way
Examples:- all her life she'd been cosseted by her family
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