- To move up and down on one's knee or in one's arms, in
affectionate play, as an infant. - To treat with fondness, as if a child; to fondle; to toy
with; to pet. - To play with; to put off or delay by trifles; to
wheedle.
- Cooing bird - Any one of numerous species of pigeons belonging to
Turtur and allied genera, native of various parts of the Old World;
especially, the common European species (Turtur vulgaris), which is
noted for its plaintive note, affectionate disposition, and devotion to
its mate. - Any one of several species of pigeons more or less
resembling the true turtledoves, as the American mourning dove (see
under Dove), and the Australian turtledove (Stictopelia cuneata).