teder.
delicate, dainty
Meaning & usage
delicate, dainty
gentle, tender, with care
Hij tilde haar op en hield haar teder in de palm van zijn hand.
sensitive, tender, easily hurt or damaged
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch teder, teeder, from Old Dutch *tidar, from Proto-Germanic *tidaraz, of uncertain ultimate origin, but perhaps from the same source as *taitaz (“delicate, tender”). Cognate with German Low German teder (“fine; delicate; thin; sensitive; tender; weak”). Compare also West Frisian tear (“weak; not strong”), English tidder.
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