Definitions
a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace
Word origin
Origin uncertain, but probably from a frequentative form of Middle English *cudden, cuththen, keththen (“to embrace”), a variant of cuthen, kuthen, kithen (“to be familiar with, make known”), from Middle English cuth, couth (“known, familiar”), equivalent to couth + -le. Cognate with Middle Dutch kudden (“to come together, flock together”). More at couth.
Used in a sentence
“I'm so impatient / I can't stand the wait / When will I get my cuddle?”
“Give me a cuddle, Paul; it'll cheer you up.”
“The young lovers cuddled on the couch.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Affectionate embrace”6 letters
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