cosset \KOSS-it\, transitive verb:
1. To treat as a pet; to treat with excessive indulgence; to pamper.
noun:
1. A pet, especially a pet lamb.
After months of petty back and forth between several SEC coaches, commisioner Mike Slive refused to cosset their behavior at the annual SEC meetings in Destin and instead admonished the coaches to act in a professional manner.