Definition of "cosset"

cosset

/ˈkɒsɪt/

verb
third-person singular simple present cossets, present participle cosseting or cossetting, simple past and past participle cosseted or cossetted
1. (transitive) To treat like a pet; to overly indulge.
2. (transitive) To fondle; to touch or stroke lovingly.
3. (transitive, figurative) To benefit; to make life easy for.
  Quotations
  An independent oversight body is just setting up, but at full strength it will have a core team of just five. This is a state of affairs that cossets and enriches bailiffs at the expense of families who’ve fallen into debt.
  2023 August 17, Aditya Chakrabortty, “Can’t pay and they really do take it away: what happens when the bailiffs come knocking”, in The Guardian‎
noun
plural cossets
1. A pet, usually a pet lamb.
2. Someone indulged or cosseted.