Kid-glove

Origin

See kid glove.

Full definition of kid-glove

Adjective

1. Marked by extreme care or sensitivity.
   kid-glove handling
• 1929-06-24, National Affairs, “Hell’s bells, no!” said the discreetly indiscreet Ambassador. “I’m a diplomat now. I've got to don kid glove manners.”
• 1995, Celia Farber, AIDS: Words from the Front

Verb

1. (transitive) To treat mildly.
• 1943, Hon. Clare E. Hoffman, Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 78th Congress Chapter Better Late Than Never
• 2001, Jamie O'Neill, At Swim, Two Boys

Synonyms

• wrist-slap