to caudle
9.9
To give someone a warm spiced drink to comfort them after illness or birth
- verb
- /ˈkɔːdəl/
- Archaic
:
dar caudle
- After childbirth, women were often caudled by family members to help restore their strength.
Examples
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She decided to caudle her sick friend with a warm drink.
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In olden times, nurses caudled patients with warm, spiced drinks to aid their recovery.
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The kind neighbor caudled the sick child with a comforting beverage.
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The nurse caudled the new mother after the birth.
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In olden times, nurses caudled patients with warm, spiced drinks to aid their recovery.
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After childbirth, women were often caudled by family members to help restore their strength.
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The kind neighbor caudled the sick child with a comforting beverage.
Synonyms
to spoonfeed
vsto caudle
3.7
To feed someone with a spoon, often a baby or sick person
gives a warm restorative drink to comfort sick people or new mothers
Surface Forms
Etymology
Caudle as a verb comes from the name of the warm drink caudle, from Latin calidus 'warm', so to caudle someone was to give them that comforting, warm drink to help them recover.
