What is to treat or handle with tenderness or in a loving manner; to caress; as, a nurse fondles a child. Syn.- See Caress called?
fondle — To treat or handle with tenderness or in a loving manner; to caress; as, a nurse fondles a child. Syn.- See Caress. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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