cosset

Plural: cossets

Verb

Verb Forms: cosseted, cosseting, cossets

To pamper or treat with great care and affection.
treat with excessive indulgence
To treat like a pet; to overly indulge.
To fondle; to touch or stroke lovingly.
To benefit; to make life easy for.

Noun

A pet, usually a pet lamb.
Someone indulged or cosseted.
Alternative form of cossid (“courier or messenger”).

Examples

She would COSSET her valuable ’S’ tile, waiting for the perfect plural play.
The car cossets its occupants in comfort.
The foam cossets your skin.

Origin / Etymology

Perhaps from Middle English cotsete, from Old English cotsǣta (“cottager”), from cot (“cottage”) (Modern English cot (“cottage”) (archaic)) + -sǣta (“-sitter”); compare coscet. Compare German Hauslamm (literally “house lamb”), Italian casiccio.

Synonyms

baby, cocker, coddle, featherbed, indulge, mollycoddle, pamper, spoil, caress, fondle, pet, posset

Scrabble Score: 8

cosset: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
cosset: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
cosset: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

cosset: valid Words With Friends Word