to caress

verb/ɐkɐɾiˈsjaɾ/medium

a·ca·ri·ci·ar

Definition

To touch or stroke gently, usually as an expression of affection.

The mother caressed her sleeping daughter's hair.

He likes to caress the cat while reading.

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Common collocations

caress the facecaress the haircaress an animalcaress gently

Do latim 'cariciare', de 'carus' (caro, amado).