tidder
tidder · tidders · tiddered · tiddering
To treat with tendernessTo treat with tenderness; fondle
Meaning
1 senses(dialectal)To treat with tenderness; fondle
Origin
From Middle English tidren, from Old English tīdrian, tȳdrian (“to become weak or infirm;From Middle English tidren, from Old English tīdrian, tȳdrian (“to become weak or infirm; be frail”), from Proto-Germanic *tūdrijaną (“to become brittle or weak; exhaust”), from Proto-Germanic *tūdrijaz (“brittle; weak; exhausted”), equivalent to Old English tid + -er.
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Forms
tidders, tiddering, tiddered, tidderedSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedtiddle
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle