Cosset — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

treat with excessive indulgence

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːsᵻt/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈɒsɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈɒsɪt/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːsᵻt/.

Examples

grandparents often pamper the children
Let's not mollycoddle our students!

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cocker pamper featherbed coddle indulge baby mollycoddle spoil

Parts of Speech

verb	treat with excessive indulgence “grandparents often pamper the children”

Word Forms

pamperer	noun	someone who pampers or spoils by excessive indulgence
pampering	noun	the act of indulging or gratifying a desire
baby	noun	a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
coddler	noun	someone who pampers or spoils by excessive indulgence
mollycoddler	noun	someone who pampers or spoils by excessive indulgence
mollycoddle	noun	a pampered darling; an effeminate man
spoiler	noun	someone who pampers or spoils by excessive indulgence
indulging	noun	the act of indulging or gratifying a desire
indulgence	noun	the act of indulging or gratifying a desire

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verwöhnen

mit übermäßiger Nachsicht behandeln

🇫🇷French

dorloter

traiter avec une indulgence excessive

🇪🇸Spanish

mimar

tratar con excesiva indulgencia

🇮🇹Italian

coccola

trattare con eccessiva indulgenza

🇳🇱Dutch

vertroetelen

behandelen met overmatige toegeeflijkheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

mimo

tratar com indulgência excessiva

🇷🇺Russian

малышка

относиться с чрезмерной снисходительностью

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कोसेट

अत्यधिक भोग-विलास के साथ व्यवहार करें

🇮🇳Tamil

ஒப்பனை

அதிகப்படியான ஈடுபாட்டுடன் நடத்துங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

కాస్సెట్

మితిమీరిన ఆనందంతో వ్యవహరించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

कॉसेट

अति भोगाने उपचार करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

કોસેટ

અતિશય ઉપભોગ સાથે સારવાર કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಾಸೆಟ್

ಅತಿಯಾದ ಭೋಗದಿಂದ ಚಿಕಿತ್ಸೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കോസെറ്റ്

അമിതമായ ആഹ്ലാദത്തോടെ പെരുമാറുക

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

溺爱

过度纵容

🇯🇵Japanese

コセット

過度の贅沢で扱う

🇰🇷Korean

코셋

지나치게 관대하게 대하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nâng niu

đối xử với sự nuông chiều quá mức

🇹🇭Thai

คอสเซ็ท

ปฏิบัติต่อด้วยความเอาใจใส่มากเกินไป

🇮🇩Indonesian

memanjakan

perlakukan dengan kesenangan yang berlebihan

🇵🇭Filipino

coset

gamutin nang may labis na pagpapalayaw

🇲🇾Malay

kosset

merawat dengan kemalasan yang berlebihan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ولد مدلل

التعامل مع التساهل المفرط

🇮🇷Persian

لوازم جانبی

با اغماض بیش از حد رفتار کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

coset

aşırı hoşgörüyle davranmak

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What is the primary definition of the word 'cosset'?

The primary meaning of 'cosset' is 'treat with excessive indulgence'.

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Using 'cosset' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'cosset' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'cosset' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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