tierno
/ˈtjeɾno/ · B1 · adj
soft, delicate, cuddly
🧸 Latin tener (soft) gave Spanish tierno and English tender
Same root, two paths: Latin tener became tender in English and tierno in Spanish, with the stressed e turning into ie as in tener→tiene. Both mean soft or loving, and young too, like carne tierna (tender meat).