dade Meaning, Definition & Usage

Dade transitive verb

Etymology

Of. uncertain origin. Cf. Dandle, Daddle.

Definitions

1. To hold up by leading strings or by the hand, as a child while he toddles. Obs.

   Little children when they learn to go By painful mothers daded to and fro. Drayton.

Dade intransitive verb

Definitions

1. To walk unsteadily, as a child in leading strings, or just learning to walk; to move slowly. Obs.

   No sooner taught to dade, but from their mother trip. Drayton.