verb
- treating someone with excessive care and attention; pampering
Usage: present participle of cosset
noun
- the act of treating someone with excessive care and protection
Usage: gerund form
Examples
- She was cosseting her sick child with warm blankets and soup.
- The grandmother’s cosseting made the boy feel very loved.
- Stop cosseting him so much or he’ll never learn independence.
- His parents’ constant cosseting left him unprepared for college.
- The hotel staff were cosseting their VIP guests with special attention.
- Too much cosseting can prevent children from developing resilience.