cosset

verb

1. (transitive)To treat like a pet; to overly indulge.

   “The car cossets its occupants in comfort.”

2. (transitive)To fondle; to touch or stroke lovingly.

   “The foam cossets your skin.”

3. (figuratively, transitive)To benefit; to make life easy for.

   “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.”

noun

1. A pet, usually a pet lamb.
2. Someone indulged or cosseted.
3. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of cossid (“courier or messenger”).