definition of the word tender

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• (UK) IPA: /ˈtɛn.də(ɹ)/, SAMPA: /"tEn.d@(r)/

  Rhymes: -ɛndə(r)

• (US) IPA: /ˈtɛn.dɚ/, SAMPA: /"tEn.d@`/

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• Hyphenation: ten‧der

From Old French tendre, from Latin tener.

tender (comparative tenderer, superlative tenderest)

1. Sensitive or painful to be touched.

   (A date for this quote is being sought): Be careful, that area is tender. - Mike Meyers as the voice of the title character in the movie Shrek.

2. (of food) Soft and easily chewed.

   (A date for this quote is being sought): The matrix is telling my brain this steak is tender, succulent and juicy. - Joey Pantolino in the movie The Matrix'.'

3. Fond, loving, gentle, sweet

   Suzanne was such a tender and sweet mother to her children.

• tenderise, tenderize
• tenderly
• tenderness
• tender loving care, TLC
• tenderfoot

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