Tender | Mean of tender in English Dictionary

/ˈtɛndɚ/

• very loving and gentle
1. He gave her a tender look.
2. She was tender and loving with her new child.
3. tender words
4. a tender love song
• easy to chew or bite
1. a tender, juicy steak
2. Cook the pasta until it is just tender.
• painful when touched
1. Her wrist was swollen and tender.

• easily damaged
1. tender young plants
2. He has a tender [=sensitive] ego.
3. tender pride
• extra attention to make someone or something look or feel better
1. You need a little tender loving care. [=TLC]
2. an antique chair that needs some tender loving care
• a very young age
1. She left home at the tender young age of 14.
2. He was playing the piano at a tender age.
• Verb
• to give or offer (something, such as a payment or a letter)
1. The defendant must tender full payment.
2. I tendered my resignation today.
• to offer to do work or to provide goods for a particular price
1. We tendered for [=(US) bid for] the job/contract.
• Noun
• a small piece of chicken meat that is usually cooked by being breaded and fried
1. Can I have an order of chicken tenders?
• a ship that carries passengers or cargo between the shore and a larger ship
1. a submarine tender
• a car that is attached to a train and that carries fuel and water
1. a coal tender