cuddle

US /ˈkʌd.əl/
UK /ˈkʌd.əl/
1.

to put your arms around someone and hold them in a loving way, or (of two people) to hold each other close to show love or for comfort:

:
She cuddled the baby and eventually it stopped crying.
1.

the act of putting your arms around someone or around each other and holding them or each other in a loving way:

:
Come here and give me a cuddle.