tr.v., -set·ed, -set·ing, -sets.

To pamper.

n.

A pet, especially a pet lamb.

[Possibly from Anglo-Norman coscet, pet lamb, from Middle English cotsete, cottage-dweller, from Old English cotsǣta : cot, cottage + sǣta, -sǣte, inhabitant.]

verb

To treat with indulgence and often overtender care: baby, cater, coddle, indulge, mollycoddle, overindulge, pamper, spoil. See treat well/treat badly/treat.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: treat with excessive indulgence
  Synonyms: pamper, featherbed, cocker, baby, coddle, mollycoddle, spoil, indulge

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - forkæle
n. - kæledægge

Nederlands (Dutch)
vertroetelen

Français (French)
v. tr. - protéger (industrie, groupe), choyer, dorloter, câliner
n. - protection

Deutsch (German)
v. - verwöhnen
n. - (übertr.) Liebling, von Hand aufgezogenes Lamm

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - κανακεύω, παραχαϊδεύω

Italiano (Italian)
coccolare, viziare, vezzeggiare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - acarinhar

Русский (Russian)
оказывать протекцию

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - mimar
n. - mimo

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - klema med

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
宠爱, 溺爱, 珍爱, 宠儿, 爱畜, 宠物

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 寵愛, 溺愛, 珍愛
n. - 寵兒, 愛畜, 寵物

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 귀여워하다, 애육하다
n. - 손수 기르는 새끼 양

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 手飼いの子羊, ペット
v. - かわいがる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) دلل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮טיפל ברוך, פינק‬
n. - ‮חיית-מחמד בייחוד טלה‬

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