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Synonyms
kin·dle1 (kĭńdl)

[Middle English kindelen (influenced by kindelen, to give birth to, cause), probably from Old Norse kynda.]

verb: -dled, -dling, -dles. 

transitive verb 

    1. To build or fuel (a fire).
    2. To set fire to; ignite.
  2. To cause to glow; light up: The sunset kindled the skies.
  3. To arouse (an emotion, for example): “No spark had yet kindled in him an intellectual passion” (George Eliot)

intransitive verb 

  1. To catch fire; burst into flame.
  2. To become bright; glow.
  3. To become inflamed.
  4. To be stirred up; rise.

derivatives

kińdler
noun
kin·dle2 (kĭńdl)

[Middle English kindelen, to give birth to, from kindel, offspring, from Old English gecynd; see kind2.]

noun 

A brood or litter, especially of kittens. See synonyms at flock1

intransitive verb: -dled, -dling, -dles. 

To give birth to young. Used especially of rabbits.