Caress VS fondle

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What is the difference between caress and fondle?
 

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What is the difference between caress and fondle?

Oh boy.

Be careful with this one!!

"Caress" means to touch or hold lovingly, gently, affectionately.

I love caressing my girlfriend's hair.
She caresses that dog like it's a baby.

"Fondle" usually means to do so in a sexual manner. (From my dictionary): "charges that he fondled a patient during an examination". This is almost always used in a sexual/erotic context.

(I don't think you need any examples for "fondle") :roll:
 
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