handtame adjective 1verb 1forms 5 adjective1 •Tame and accustomed to being held in the hand; (by extension) mild; meek; humble; docileI badly wanted a little more time to work on training them, but simply couldn't find it — so while they grew up friendly and confident, you couldn't exactly called them handtame. — 2003 verb1 •To cause (someone or something) to become accustomed to being handledEven children can handtame wild birds, if they follow Al Martin's simple directions. — 1964 formshandtamed · handtaming · handtames · more handtame · most handtame