— dandler , n.
/dan"dl/ , v.t., dandled, dandling .
1. to move (a baby, child, etc.) lightly up and down, as on one's knee or in one's arms.
2. to pet; pamper.
[ 1520-30; dand- (obscurely akin to the base of F dandiner to dandle, se dandiner to waddle, and related Romance words) + -LE ]