Definition of "dandle" in English

verb

1. (transitive) To move up and down on one's knee or in one's arms, in affectionate play, usually said of a child.

   • You will nurse and be carried on her arm and dandled on her knees.

2. (transitive) To treat with fondness or affection, as if a child; to pet.

3. (transitive, obsolete) To play with; to wheedle.

noun

1. (Rhode Island) A teeter-totter; a seesaw.