cosseted

English

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Adjective

cosseted (comparative more cosseted, superlative most cosseted)

  1. 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.

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Verb

cosseted

  1. simple past tense and past participle of cosset

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