cosseted
English
Alternative forms
- cossetted
Adjective
cosseted (comparative more cosseted, superlative most cosseted)
- pampered
- a cosseted childhood
- 2014 March 6, Nicola Woolcock, “Private pupils are cosseted, says Gove wife.”, in The Times:
- 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
Translations
pampered
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Verb
cosseted
- simple past tense and past participle of cosset
Anagrams
- cestodes, codesets