dandle

Etymology
Compare Scots, English dialectal , Middle Dutch (from French ), German , , Middle Dutch and Provincial German , German.

Verb

 * 1)  To move up and down on one's knee or in one's arms, in affectionate play, usually said of a child.
 * 2) * 1978, Bible,, Isaiah 66:12
 * You will nurse and be carried on her arm and dandled on her knees.
 * 1)  To treat with fondness or affection, as if a child; to pet.
 * 2)  To play with; to wheedle.
 * 1)  To treat with fondness or affection, as if a child; to pet.
 * 2)  To play with; to wheedle.
 * 1)  To play with; to wheedle.
 * 1)  To play with; to wheedle.

Noun

 * 1)  A teeter-totter or seesaw.

Synonyms

 * see also Thesaurus:pamper or Thesaurus:fondle

Translations

 * Bulgarian: дундуркам
 * French: ,
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian: térden lovagoltat,
 * Maori: rapoi


 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Maori: morimori
 * Polish: niańczyć