Meaning of "affection"

affection •

n.
• • 1. strong, tender attachment: pagmamahal
  • 2. love: pag-ibig, pagsuyo, pagsinta

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dear

adj.
• • 1. beloved: mahal, minamahal, iniirog, sinisinta, ginigiliw, liyag
  • 2. costly: mahal

n.
• • 1. term of affection: mahal, irog, sinta, giliw
  • 2. to hold dear: magmahal, mahalin

pet

n.
• • 1. an animal kept as a favorite and treated with affection: paboritong hayop
  • 2. a darling or favorite: paborito

v.
• • to touch lovingly and gently: haplus-haplusin nang masuyo

adj.
• • showing affection: kinagigiliwan

giliw

n.
• • love, affection

lambing

v.
• • maglambing (mag-) to caress, to show fondness, affection, tenderness. Naglambing siya sa nanay niya. He showed affection for his mother.

suyo

v.
• • manuyo', suyuin (mang-:in) to win one's affection. Nanuyo si Remigio kay Tessie. Remigio tried to win Tessie's affection.