cosset
English
Etymology
Perhaps from Old English cotsæta (“cottager”), from cot (“cottage”) (Modern English cot (“cottage”) (archaic)) + -sæta (“-sitter”); compare coscet. Compare German Hauslamm (literally “house lamb”), Italian casiccio.[1]
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈkɒsɪt/
Verb
cosset (third-person singular simple present cossets, present participle cosseting or cossetting, simple past and past participle cosseted or cossetted)
Translations
to treat like a pet
![](../I/m/Rudolf_Epp_Lamm.jpg)
Painting by Rudolf Epp showing children with a pet lamb or cosset.
Noun
cosset (plural cossets)
References
- “cosset” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.
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