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posset

/ˈpɒsɪt/

noun

Meaning

  • A beverage composed of hot milk curdled by some strong infusion, such as wine.

  • A baby's vomit, comprising curdled milk.

verb

Meaning

  • To curdle; to turn, as milk; to coagulate.

    "to posset the blood"

  • To treat with possets; to pamper.

  • (of a baby) To vomit up curdled milk.

Synonyms

coddle,
cosset,
pamper