Meaning of "tender"

tender •

adj.
• • 1. delicate, not strong and hardy: mura
  • 2. soft, not hard or tough: malambot
  • 3. kind, affectionate, loving: magiliw, mabait, mapagmahal
  • 4. gentle, not rough or rude: maingat
  • 5. young: bata
  • 6. sensitive, painful, sore: masakit
  • 7. feeling pain or grief easily: maramdamin
  • 8. considerate, sympathetic: madamayin, maawain, mahabagin
  • 9. languid: mapungay, malamlam, maamo

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sentimental

adj.
• • having or knowing much tender feeling: sentimental, madamdamin, malungkot

love

n.
• • 1. a fond, deep, tender feeling: pagmamahal, pag-ibig, paggiliw, pagsinta, pag-irog. ("Pagsinta" and "pag-irog" are more poetical)
  • 2. a person who is loved: mahal, ang minamahal, irog, ang iniirog, sinta, ang sinisinta

v.
• • 1. to have a tender feeling for: umibig, ibigin, magmahal, mahalin, suminta, sintahin, umirog, irugin
  • 2. to like very much: magkagusto; gustuhin, ibigin, katuwaan
  • 3. to fall in love, to begin to love, come to feel love: umibig, magmahal, magkagusto, sibulan ng pag-ibig

adj.
• • affectionate: maibigin

touching

adj.
• • arousing tender feeling: makabagbag-puso, makabagbagdamdamin prep. concerning, about: tungkol sa bagay, bagay sa, hinggil sa

affection

n.
• • 1. strong, tender attachment: pagmamahal
  • 2. love: pag-ibig, pagsuyo, pagsinta

young

adj.
• • 1. in the early part of life: bata
  • 2. tender: muta
  • 3. new: bago
  • 4. having the looks of qualities of a young person: mukhang bata

eye

n.
• • 1. the organ of vision: mata
  • 2. power of perception, sight: paningin
  • 3. way of looking: tingin, paningin

v.
• • 1. to watch, to observe: magmasid, masdan, pagmasdan
  • 2. to have a smart, stinging pain in the eyes caused by soap, etc., getting into them: mahilam ang mata
  • 3. languid eyes, tender looking: mapupungay na mga mata
  • 4. big-eyed, wide-eyed: malaki ang mata, madidilat ang mata
  • 5. to open the eyes wide: dumilat, idilat
  • 6. to close the eyes: pumikit, ipikit
  • 7. to open a persons eyes, to make him see what is really happening: magpamata, ipamata, imulat, ipamulat
  • 8. to set eyes on, to see: makakita, makita

soft

adj.
• • 1. not hard: malambot
  • 2. not rough or coarse: makinis, pino
  • 3. gentle: mabini, mahinhin, mayumi
  • 4. kind, tender: mabait, malambot ang puso
  • 5. soft (as a sound): marahan, mahina, malamig
  • 6. soft (as light), not glaring: malamlam,
  • 7. weak: mahina

tenderloin

n.
• • a tender part of the loin of beef or pork: lomo

sentiment

n.
• • 1. a mixture of thought and feeling: damdamin
  • 2. feeling, esp. refined or tender feeling: damdamin, pagkaunawa
  • 3. personal opinion: kuru-kuro, palagay, opinyon

aruga

v.
• • mag-aruga (mag-) tender care, nurture. Mag-aruga ka ng mga anak mo. Take care of your children.

lambot

adj.
• • malambot (ma-) soft, tender