CARESS - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Verb
touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner
Example: He caressed her face; They fondled in the back seat of the taxi
Categories: Stroke
Synonyms
Fondle, Caress
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "caress" comes from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂-. It started in Latin cārus. Then it appeared in Italian carezza, which was borrowed from French caresse. Many other languages have similar words:.
- Sanskrit: काम
🔗 Related Words
karezza – A related word in the same word family.
🧩 Fun Fact
Each language in this chain added phonetic changes that transformed the original sound.