Word: caressings
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: car
e
ssings
Definition: Plural of caressing; affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
Morphemes:
Affix: caress
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A gentle stroking or rubbing.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: cārus
Language: la
Decoded: carus
Meaning: dear
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming derivative nouns (originally masculine), with the sense ‘son of, belonging to’, as in placenames, patronymics or diminutives; -ite.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).