What does "cosset" mean?
Cosset: A lamb reared without the aid of the dam. Hence: A pet, in general.
Additional senses
- 2.To treat as a pet; to fondle. She was cosseted and posseted and prayed over and made much of. O. W. Holmes.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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