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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Fondle

/fôn'-dəl/ · Fon·dle · IPA /ˈfɒndəl/
01 v. t. To treat or handle with tenderness or in a loving manner; to caress; as, a nurse fondles a child.
imp. & p. p. Fondled; p. pr. & vb. n. Fondling
  1. 1.
    To treat or handle with tenderness or in a loving manner; to caress; as, a nurse fondles a child.
Syn. See Caress.