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A.Word.A.Day--dandle

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This week's theme: There is a word for it.

dandle (DAN-dl) verb tr.

1. To bounce a child on the knees or in the arms.

2. To pamper or pet.

[Of uncertain origin.]

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-Anu Garg (garg AT wordsmith.org)

"Out in the chilly Pacific air, people gossiped, drank Red Bull and vodka, dandled babies and sat around on canvas-covered poufs in a closed parking lot." Guy Trebay; Off the Wall and Off the Hook; The New York Times; Aug 11, 2006.

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A child, like your stomach, doesn't need all you can afford to give it. -Frank A. Clark, writer (1911- )

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