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Cade has 6 different meanings across 1 category:

Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

An animal brought up or nourished by hand.

2

western prickly juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, whose wood yields a tar.

3

A cask or barrel.

In plain English: A cade is an old word for a large wooden container used to store liquids or solids.

"The old winery still used wooden cade to age its finest wines."

Usage: Cade (noun) refers specifically to a large, sturdy wooden barrel-often used historically for storing liquids like wine or beer. Don't confuse it with "case," which has broader meanings.

Verb
1

To bring up or nourish by hand, or with tenderness; to coddle; to tame.

In plain English: To cade means to carefully care for and protect someone, often like a baby animal.

"She carefully cade the orphaned kitten, bottle-feeding it every few hours."

Usage: Cade (verb) means to rear or nurture something gently, often referring to animals or plants. Think of it as providing delicate care - She caded the orphaned robin back to health.

Adjective
1

abandoned by its mother and reared by hand

In plain English: A cade animal is one that lost its mother and was raised by people instead.

"The zookeeper carefully bottle-fed the cade kitten until she was strong enough to eat on her own."

Usage: Cade (adj.) describes an animal, typically a bird or mammal, that was orphaned and raised by humans rather than its own mother. Use it to specify the unusual upbringing of a creature - the cade owl thrived under human care.

Proper Noun
1

An English metonymic occupational surname, from occupations for a cooper.

Example Sentences
"The zookeeper carefully bottle-fed the cade kitten until she was strong enough to eat on her own." adj
"The old winery still used wooden cade to age its finest wines." noun
"She carefully cade the orphaned kitten, bottle-feeding it every few hours." verb
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