Fondling

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun A fool; a simpleton; a ninny.

II. Fondling ·noun The act of caressing; manifestation of tenderness.

III. Fondling ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Fondle.

IV. Fondling ·noun A person or thing fondled or caressed; one treated with foolish or doting affection.