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COSSET

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Dictionary entry overview: What does cosset mean?

• COSSET (verb)
The verb COSSET has 1 sense:

1. treat with excessive indulgence

Familiarity information: COSSET used as a verb is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• COSSET (verb)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Treat with excessive indulgence

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

baby; cocker; coddle; cosset; featherbed; mollycoddle; pamper; indulge; spoil

Context examples:

grandparents often pamper the children / Let's not mollycoddle our students!

Hypernyms (to "cosset" is one way to...):

do by; handle; treat (interact in a certain way)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

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