dade Meaning, Definition & Usage
Dade transitive verb
Etymology
Of. uncertain origin. Cf.Definitions
To hold up by leading strings or by the hand, as a child while he toddles. Obs.Little children when they learn to go By painful mothers daded to and fro. Drayton.
Dade intransitive verb
Definitions
To walk unsteadily, as a child in leading strings, or just learning to walk; to move slowly. Obs.No sooner taught to dade, but from their mother trip. Drayton.
