cuddle
Part of speech: noun
verb
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Origin uncertain, but probably from a frequentative form of Middle English *cudden, cuththen, keththen (“to embrace”), a variant of cuthen, kuthen, kithen (“to be familiar with, make known”), from Middle English cuth, couth (“known, familiar”), equivalent to couth + -le. Cognate with Middle Dutch kudden (“to come together, flock together”). More at couth.
Base: couth
Affixes: -le
Inflected forms:
form: cuddles
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: cuddles
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: cuddling
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: cuddled
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: cuddled
pos: verb
tags: past
Senses:
gloss: An intimate physical embrace, typically while lying (or sitting): a snuggle, an instance of lying together snugly, as one might with a partner (more intimate than a hug, and typically of longer duration).
pos: noun
tags: US
examples: I'm so impatient / I can't stand the wait / When will I get my cuddle?
gloss: An affectionate embrace, a hug, such as is given to family members and close friends (less intimate than a snuggle, and typically of shorter duration).
pos: noun
tags: UK
examples: Give me a cuddle, Paul; it'll cheer you up.
gloss: To lie together snugly (with someone), in an intimate physical embrace; to snuggle.
pos: verb
tags: US
intransitive
transitive
examples: The young lovers cuddled on the couch.
gloss: To embrace (someone) affectionately; to hug (someone) closely.
pos: verb
tags: UK
intransitive
transitive
gloss: To cradle (e.g. a baby) in one's arms so as to give comfort, warmth.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: She cuddled the infant before bedtime.
I'm cold; can you roll over here and cuddle me, honey?
gloss: To lie close or snug; to crouch; to nestle.
pos: verb
examples: She cuddles low behind the brake; / Nor would she stay, nor dares she fly.
Derived words: cuddlecore
cuddlefest
cuddle-seat
cuddlicious
cuddlee
come-and-cuddle-me
cuddlable
cuddle buddy
cuddle bug
cuddle bunny
cuddlefuck
cuddle puddle
cuddler
cuddleslut
cuddlesome
cuddle up
cuddly
cuddly-wuddly
uncuddled
Translations:
lang: Armenian
word: գգվել
roman: ggvel
lang: Bulgarian
word: прегръщам
roman: pregrǎštam
lang: Bulgarian
word: притискам се
roman: pritiskam se
lang: Catalan
word: acaronar
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 擁抱 /拥抱
roman: yōngbào
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 摟抱 /搂抱
roman: lǒubào
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 偎抱
roman: wēibào
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 依偎
roman: yīwēi
lang: Czech
word: mazlit se
lang: Czech
word: tulit se
lang: Czech
word: přitulit se
lang: Czech
word: objímat se
lang: Danish
word: kæle
lang: Danish
word: knuse
lang: Dutch
word: knuffelen
lang: Esperanto
word: knufli
lang: Esperanto
word: karespremi
lang: Finnish
word: halailla
lang: French
word: câliner
lang: Georgian
word: გულში იკრავს
roman: gulši iḳravs
lang: German
word: knuddeln
lang: German
word: kuscheln
lang: Hebrew
word: הִתְכַּרְבֵּל
roman: hitkarbél
lang: Hungarian
word: összebújik
lang: Icelandic
word: kúra
lang: Indonesian
word: berpelukan
lang: Irish
word: deasaigh isteach
lang: Italian
word: coccolare
lang: Japanese
word: 寄り添う
roman: yorisou
lang: Luxembourgish
word: kuschelen
lang: Luxembourgish
word: knuddelen
lang: Polish
word: przytulić się
lang: Polish
word: przytulać się
lang: Polish
word: miziać się
lang: Portuguese
word: afagar
lang: Portuguese
word: acariciar
lang: Russian
word: обнима́ться
roman: obnimátʹsja
lang: Russian
word: обня́ться
roman: obnjátʹsja
lang: Russian
word: прижима́ться
roman: prižimátʹsja
lang: Russian
word: жа́ться
roman: žátʹsja
lang: Russian
word: прижа́ться
roman: prižátʹsja
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: ма́зити
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: máziti
lang: Spanish
word: hacer arrumacos
lang: Spanish
word: acurrucarse
lang: Spanish
word: acorrucarse
lang: Spanish
word: apurruñarse
lang: Spanish
word: entrepiernarse
lang: Swedish
word: kela
lang: Swedish
word: gosa
lang: Swedish
word: vänslas
lang: Turkish
word: kucaklaşmak
lang: Vietnamese
word: ôm ấp
lang: Welsh
word: cofleidio
lang: Welsh
word: anwesu