What is another word for cosseted?

Pronunciation: [kˈɒsɛtɪd] (IPA)

Cosseted is a word that implies being overly pampered or spoiled, often to the point of being coddled or sheltered. Synonyms for the term might include words such as indulged, mollycoddled, doted on, petted, or babied. Other options might include sheltered, nurtured, coddled, or favored. Each of these words conveys a sense of being excessively cared for or protected from the harshness of the world. While some may view such treatment as positive, others might see it as a negative, with the potential to thwart personal development or foster inability to cope with adversity.

What are the hypernyms for Cosseted?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Cosseted

Then he says: "I wonder why he cosseted up to us last night in the garden so!"
"Somehow Good"
William de Morgan
I mean Mariana's cosseted him and swep' his path afore him, carryin' his victuals and cleanin' up the house when he's out hayin' or cuttin' wood, till he thinks it ain't so bad to bach it after all.
"Country Neighbors"
Alice Brown
Pity for the sufferings of our brute neighbors may be a manly feeling; and then again it may be so fostered and cosseted that it becomes maudlin and unworthy.
"Ways of Nature"
John Burroughs

Famous quotes with Cosseted

  • The things we call aristocracies and reigning houses are the last places to look for masterful men. They began strongly, but they have been too long in possession. They have been cosseted and comforted and the devil has gone out of their blood. Don't imagine that I undervalue descent. It is not for nothing that a great man leaves posterity. But who is more likely to inherit the fire — the elder son with his flesh-pots or the younger son with his fortune to find?
    John Buchan
  • Fortunately for whining snotface, the party itself goes with a bang. She enters looking every inch the cosseted flesh-waste she is, and her and her nauseating idiot scumbag friends celebrate into the night: dancing, shrieking, acting like pillocks, and generally making you feel like getting down on your knees and praying for a nuclear holocaust.
    Charlie Brooker

Related words: cosseted cat, cosseted plant, cosseted child, cosseted goldfish, cosseted cow, cosseted houses

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