cocoons

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the covering made of soft, smooth threads that surrounds and protects particular insects during the pupa stage as they develop into adult form

a safe, quiet place:

the warm, safe cocoon of childhood

to protect someone or something from pain or an unpleasant situation:

be cocooned from As a student, you're cocooned from the real world.

be cocooned against Stuck in the house, cocooned against the cold outside, he learned the secrets of the place.

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