ласка — meaning in English

English meaning

• caress noun A gentle, affectionate touch.
• petting noun The act of gently stroking or patting an animal.
• weasel noun A small, slender carnivorous mammal with a long body and short legs, related to the stoat and ferret.

Senses

ласка is used for these senses in English:

• caress An act of endearment; any act or expression of affection; an embracing, or touching, with tenderness. [from 1640s]
• caress A gentle stroking or rubbing.
• least weasel The common weasel, little weasel, or simply weasel (Mustela nivalis), the smallest member of the weasel genus Mustela, native to Eurasia, North America, and North Africa.
• petting The act of stroking or gently patting an animal.
• petting (sex) The act of kissing, stroking, etc., a person in a sexual manner.
• weasel A least weasel (Mustela nivalis).

caress — full definition

1. noun A gentle, affectionate touch.
2. verb To touch someone gently and affectionately.

petting — full definition

1. noun The act of gently stroking or patting an animal.
2. noun Kissing and touching someone in a sexual but non-penetrative way.

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