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fondler
[
fon
-dl
]
Origin
fon·dle
/
ˈfɒn
dl
/
Show Spelled
[
fon
-dl
]
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verb,
-dled,
-dling.
verb (used with object)
1.
to handle or touch lovingly, affectionately, or tenderly; caress:
to fondle a
precious
object
; to fondle a child.
2.
Obsolete
.
to treat with fond indulgence.
verb (used without object)
3.
to show fondness, as by manner, words, or caresses.
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a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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Origin:
1685–95;
fond
(v.) (derivative of
fond
1
) +
-le
Related forms
fon·dler,
noun
fon·dling·ly,
adverb
o·ver·fon·dle,
verb,
-dled,
-dling.
un·fon·dled,
adjective
Can be confused:
fondling,
foundling
.
Synonyms
1.
cuddle, snuggle, pet, pat, stroke.
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fondle
(ˈfɒnd
ə
l)
—
vb
1.
(
tr
) to touch or stroke tenderly; caress
2.
archaic
(
intr
) to act in a loving manner
[C17: from (obsolete) vb
fond
to fondle; see
fond
1
]
'fondler
—
n
'fondlingly
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
fondle
1690s, "treat with indulgence and affection," frequentative of fond "dote upon" (see
fond
). Sense of "caress" first recorded 1796. Related: Fondled; fondling (1670s)
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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