the early stage or period of one's life; childhood; boyhood.

to keep in order; to arrange.

to rub (a part of another's body) with palm very gently as a mark of showing care, love, affection, sympathy.

to rub or knead a part of the body with the hands as to stimulate circulation or relax the muscles.

the act of pulling towards.

a violent, involuntary contraction of the muscles in children, caused by a disease; a kind of convulsions.

the early stage or period of one's life; childhood; boyhood.