"nursling" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: nurslings [plural]
Etymology: From nurse + -ling. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|nurse|ling}} nurse + -ling Head templates: {{en-noun}} nursling (plural nurslings)
  1. A young child or animal being nursed. Synonyms: nurseling Translations (young child or animal being nursed): θρέμμα (thrémma) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), кърмаче (kǎrmače) [neuter] (Bulgarian), piripoho (Maori), սան (san) (Old Armenian), daltae [masculine] (Old Irish)

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