dandle

Meaning

Verb

To move up and down on one's knee or in one's arms, in affectionate play, usually said of a child.
To treat with fondness or affection, as if a child; to pet.
To play with; to wheedle.

Origin

Compare Scots dandill, English dialectal dander, Middle Dutch dantinnen (from French dandiner), German dändeln, tändeln, Middle Dutch and Provincial German danten, German Tand.

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