### Clue: Tender lines by Frost, say, in something read to a child? (7,5)
### Answer: NURSERY RHYME 
 ### Explanation: Definition: something read to a child
 NURSE(to tender/to give care to) + RY(abbrev. for "railway"/tracks/lines) **plus**(by) **homophone of**(…, say) "rime"(frost formed on cold objects).