The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Tender-hearted \Ten"der-heart`ed\, a.
   Having great sensibility; susceptible of impressions or
   influence; affectionate; pitying; sensitive. --
   Ten"der-heart`ed*ly, adv. -- Ten"der-heart`ed*ness, n.
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         Rehoboam was young and tender-hearted, and could not
         withstand them.                          --2 Chron.
                                                  xiii. 7.
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         Be ye kind one to another, tender-hearted. --Eph. iv.
                                                  32.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

tenderhearted
    adj 1: easily moved to love
    2: easily moved by another's distress; "a noble tenderhearted
       creature who sympathizes with all the human race"-
       W.M.Thackeray