TENDER

tender. Tender, a. soft, sore, kind, fond, nice, young

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Tend″er (?), n. [[From Tend to attend. Cf. Attender.]] 1. 1. One who tends; one who takes care of any person or thing; a nurse.
2. 2. (Naut.) A vessel employed to attend other vessels, to supply them with provisions and other stores, to convey intelligence, or the like.
3. 3. A car attached to a locomotive, for carrying a supply of fuel and water.