"tenderling" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: tenderlings [plural]
Etymology: From tender + -ling. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|tender|ling}} tender + -ling Head templates: {{en-noun}} tenderling (plural tenderlings)
  1. (archaic) Someone made tender by too much kindness or lassitude; a fondling or softie. Tags: archaic Synonyms (one made tender): nestle-cock
    Sense id: en-tenderling-en-noun-TMoEYxUT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ling, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ling: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54 Disambiguation of 'one made tender': 82 18
  2. (zoology) One of the first antlers of a deer.
    Sense id: en-tenderling-en-noun-oU1NMHXr Categories (other): Zoology, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ling, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Cervids Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ling: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54 Disambiguation of Cervids: 42 58 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sissy, wuss, milksop

Inflected forms

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