cade /keɪd/adjective 1noun 3verb 1forms 3 adjective1 •abandoned by its mother and reared by hand noun3 •Juniperus oxycedrus (western prickly juniper), whose wood yields a tar. •An animal brought up or nourished by hand.Then on the verdrous Bank, where Spices rose, Rowl on the balmy Grass, or smiling play With her young Cade, her caded Lamb with Smiles Answer'd her Love, and lickt her dainty hand. — 1720 •(no longer used) A cask or barrel.A cade of herrings was a vessel containing 500 herrings, while a cade of sprats contained 1,000. verb1 •To make a pet of; to coddle, pamper, or spoil.He's a spoiled boy – I believe he keeps a little bit ill so that we can cade him. — 1911 formscaded · cading · cades
