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Synonyms for cosset

Most common

pet indulge cocker coddle caress

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To treat like a pet; to overly indulge.

    The car cossets its occupants in comfort.

  2. n. 1

    A pet, usually a pet lamb.

Related words

Word family
cosseted
Other spellings
cossid

Forms

Plural
cossets → dollies…
Past participle
cosseted
e.g. cosseted → coddled, babied, petted, indulged…

Example sentences

  • pet Lily is a pale lavender kitten who is Tiana's pet.
  • indulge Sometimes you can indulge yourself in some luxury.
  • cocker This dog is a mix between a cocker spaniel and a poodle.
  • coddle You shouldn't coddle her so much. She needs to learn to be independent.
  • caress Tom and Mary kiss and caress each other.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
cossetrising
petrising
indulgesteady
cockerrising
coddlerising
caressrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
pet1
4 letters
baby2, coax1
5 letters
spoil1, dolly2, babby
6 letters
wanton2, caress2, cocker2, pamper2, fondle2, coddle2, posset, pettle, tidder, dandle
7 letters
indulge2
11 letters
mollycoddle4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (baby2 = 2 syllables).