かわいがる

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of かわいがる – see the following entry.

【可愛がる】 [verb] to adore, to be sweet on [verb] (ironically, from the idea of giving special attention to) to persistently bother or annoy someone, to be a noodge to someone [verb] (ironically, from the idea of giving special attention to) to bully someone, to beat someone [verb] (ironically, from the idea of giving special attention to) to train someone very strenuously

(This term, かわいがる, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)