Meaning

(of an animal) abandoned by its mother and reared by hand.

Definitions by Sense

1. (of an animal) abandoned by its mother and reared by hand
2. An animal brought up or nourished by hand.
3. To make a pet of; to coddle, pamper, or spoil.
4. Juniperus oxycedrus (western prickly juniper), whose wood yields a tar.
5. (archaic) A cask or barrel.

Example Sentences

Then on the verdrous Bank, where Spices rose, Rowl on the balmy Grass, or smiling play With her young Cade, her caded Lamb with Smiles Answer'd her Love, and lickt her dainty hand.

Delicacies are thrown away upon a growing youth; they are quite out of place; his appetite does not require pampering, and cading, and coaxing; moreover, a youth who is made to think a great deal of his stomach is sure to grow up an epicure!

Besides, the more luxury a child has, the more he will require—wants beget wants; until, at length, he will become a poor, wretched, artificial imbecile, fit only to be caded and cottoned up in warm enervating rooms; but totally unfit to be buffeted about—as is good for him—in this rough world of ours.

"He's neither more nor less interesting than any other man, I suppose," replied Miss Podbury drily. "They're all alike, as far as I can see. I can't think what women find in them to make such a fuss about, cading them up and spoiling them in the way they do!"

He's a spoiled boy – I believe he keeps a little bit ill so that we can cade him.

mr hemstock: Tha'rt cading him a bit, Nurse. nurse: It is what will do him good—to be spoiled a while.

A cade of herrings was a vessel containing 500 herrings, while a cade of sprats contained 1,000.

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• cades
• cading
• caded

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