An embrace with shelterSourced
United Kingdom · English meaning
Cwtch carries a sense of warmth and safety
The Welsh and Welsh-English word cwtch describes an embrace with warmth and safety, and also has a hiding-place sense. Hug is a close English comparison but can miss some of that connotation. The word evokes not just the action but the feeling around it.
The embrace suggests a place as well as a gesture.
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Reviewed: 2026-10-05