verb
- to treat with excessive care or kindness; to pamper
noun
- a pet lamb raised by hand
Usage: archaic
Examples
- The wealthy parents cosseted their only child with expensive gifts.
- She tends to cosset her students, making them unprepared for challenges.
- The grandmother cosseted her grandson whenever he visited.
- Don’t cosset the new employees too much or they won’t learn independence.
- The farmer raised the orphaned lamb as a cosset.
- He was accused of cosseting his team instead of pushing them to improve.