cocoon
/kəˈkun/ n [C]Definition
› the silky covering that encloses and protects caterpillars (= a type of insect) during a stage in their lives before they develop into adults › fig. A cocoon is also a safe, quiet place: the warm, safe cocoon of childhood
(Definition of cocoon n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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