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Cossetted vs Cosseted - What's the difference?

cossetted | cosseted | Alternative forms |

Cosseted is a alternative form of cossetted.



As verbs the difference between cossetted and cosseted

is that cossetted is past tense of cosset while cosseted is past tense of cosset.

As an adjective cosseted is

pampered.

cossetted

English

Verb

(head)
  • (cosset)

    • cosset

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to treat like a pet; to overly indulge
    • It cossets the soul.
    The foam cossets your skin.
    The car cossets its occupants in comfort.

    Usage notes

    The present and past participles are frequently written with two T’s: cossetting and cossetted

    Derived terms

    * cosseted * cosseting

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a pet; often specifically a pet lamb
  • a cosseted person, an indulged person.

    • See also

    * cub * kid * fawn * kitten

    References

    Anagrams

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    cosseted

    English

    Alternative forms

    * cossetted

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • pampered
    • a cosseted childhood
    a cosseted elite
    cosseted and pampered
    they are a pampered, cossetted bunch
    ''They have been pampered, cosseted , doted upon, helmeted.
    Children today are cossetted and pressured in equal measure.
  • * 2014 , Nicola Woolcock, Private pupils are cosseted, says Gove wife.] , [[w:The Times, The Times] from 6 March 2014
    • Independent schools churn out teenagers who are cosseted , snobbish and unable to open a can of beans, Michael Gove’s wife has suggested.

    Usage notes

    The adjective cosseted is frequently written with two T’s: cossetted.

    Synonyms

    * spoiled * coddled

    Related terms

    * cosseting

    Verb

    (head)
  • (cosset)

    • Anagrams

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