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English
Adjective
cosseted (comparative more cosseted, superlative most cosseted)
- Pampered.
- Synonyms: spoiled, coddled
a cosseted childhood
2001 March 17, Maya Jaggi, “George and his dragons”, in The Guardian:When the Parisian-born George Steiner went to Chicago University after the second world war, he found himself sharing a room with an ex-paratrooper, who stared in disbelief at "a creature so obviously cosseted, sheltered, formally decked out, book-laden, as I was", Steiner recalled.
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.
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Verb
cosseted
- simple past and past participle of cosset
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