un-cosseted
ɪt verb (used with object)
1.
to treat as a pet; pamper; coddle.
noun
2.
a lamb brought up without its dam; pet lamb.
3.
any pet.
Origin:
1570–80; akin to Old English cossetung kissing, verbal noun based on *cossettan to kiss, derivative of coss kiss
1570–80; akin to Old English cossetung kissing, verbal noun based on *cossettan to kiss, derivative of coss kiss
Related forms
un·cos·set·ed, adjective
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| —vb , -sets, -seting, -seted | |
| 1. | to pamper; coddle; pet |
| —n | |
| 2. | any pet animal, esp a lamb |
| [C16: of unknown origin] | |
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Word Origin & History
cosset
1659, "to fondle, caress, indulge," from a noun (1579) meaning "lamb brought up as a pet" (applied to persons from 1596), perhaps from O.E. cot-sæta "one who dwells in a cot."
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