"childling" meaning in English

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      "expansion": "child + -ling",
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  "etymology_text": "From child + -ling.",
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    {
      "form": "childlings",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "name": "Family members",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A (little) child."
      ],
      "id": "en-childling-en-noun-CDc1Y3sT",
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        [
          "endearing",
          "endearing"
        ],
        [
          "child",
          "child"
        ]
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        "(diminutive, endearing) A (little) child."
      ],
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        "diminutive",
        "endearing"
      ]
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  "word": "childling"
}

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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From child + -ling.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "childlings",
      "tags": [
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      ]
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "glosses": [
        "A (little) child."
      ],
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        [
          "endearing",
          "endearing"
        ],
        [
          "child",
          "child"
        ]
      ],
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        "(diminutive, endearing) A (little) child."
      ],
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        "diminutive",
        "endearing"
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  "word": "childling"
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