fondle

English

Etymology

Frequentative of fond.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈfɒndl/
• Rhymes: -ɒndəl

Verb

fondle (third-person singular simple present fondles, present participle fondling, simple past and past participle fondled)

1. To touch or stroke lovingly.

   Mothers fondle their babies.

2. To grasp.

   The lovers fondled each other.

Derived terms

• fondler
• fondlingly

References

• “fondle” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).

Translations

to fondle

• Albanian: ledhatoj (sq), përkëdhel (sq)
• Arabic: لاطف (ar) (laaTafa), ربت (ar) (rábata)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 愛撫 (cmn), 爱抚 (cmn) (àifǔ)

• Czech: laskat (cs)
• Dutch: liefkozen (nl)
• Esperanto: karesi (eo)
• Finnish: hyväillä (fi), kosketella (fi)
• French: caresser (fr)
• German: liebkosen (de), kosen (de)

• Italian: accarezzare (it)
• Japanese: 愛撫する (ja) (あいぶする, aibu-surú), かわいがる (ja) (kawaigaru)
• Korean: 어르다 (ko) (eoreuda)
• Portuguese: acariciar (pt)
• Romanian: dezmierda (ro), mângâia (ro)
• Russian: ласкать (ru) (laskát') , гладить (ru) (gládit')  (stroke), тискать (ru) (tískatʹ)  (squeeze)
• Slovene: crkljati (sl)
• Spanish: acariciar (es)

See also

• dandle
• pet

Anagrams

• enfold