English

Alternative forms

• cossetted

Adjective

cosseted ‎(comparative more cosseted, superlative most cosseted)

1. 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., 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

Translations

Verb

cosseted

1. simple past tense and past participle of cosset

Anagrams

• cestodes