"tenderling" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: tenderlings [plural]
Etymology: tender + -ling Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|tender|ling}} tender + -ling Head templates: {{en-noun}} tenderling (plural tenderlings)
  1. (archaic) One made tender by too much kindness; a fondling. Tags: archaic Synonyms (one made tender): nestle-cock
    Sense id: en-tenderling-en-noun-QMAsgKjF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ling Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 52 48 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ling: 55 45 Disambiguation of 'one made tender': 91 9
  2. (zoology) One of the first antlers of a deer. Categories (topical): Zoology Categories (lifeform): Cervids
    Sense id: en-tenderling-en-noun-oU1NMHXr Disambiguation of Cervids: 40 60 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ling Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 52 48 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ling: 55 45 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sissy, wuss, milksop

Inflected forms

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