cos·set (k s  t)
tr.v. cos·set·ed, cos·set·ing, cos·sets
To pamper.
n.
A pet, especially a pet lamb.
[Possibly from Anglo-Norman coscet, pet lamb, from Middle English cotsete, cottage-dweller, from Old English cots
 ta : cot, cottage + sta, -ste, inhabitant; see sed- in Indo-European roots.] |
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Kristin cares for her children and the family pets, but she does not cosset them.
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