skinship
Bonding through physical contactBonding through physical (touch, skin-to-skin) contact; particularly between family members, relatives and loved ones.
/ˈskɪnʃɪp/
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)Bonding through physical (touch, skin-to-skin) contact; particularly between family members, relatives and loved ones.
(uncountable)Spending time together naked for social bonding.
Origin
Phono-semantic matching of Japanese スキンシップ (sukinshippu), itself a wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudPhono-semantic matching of Japanese スキンシップ (sukinshippu), itself a wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism) derived from English skin + -ship, or as a blend from English skin + kinship. It is first recorded in English in 1966 according to the OED. In Japanese, this form was also observed in the Latin script as early as 1955.
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable