nursling

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noun

A young child or animal being nursed.

Similar
nurselingsuckling
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Meanings

nursling1

nounnursling (plural nurslings)

plural nurslings · alternative nurseling

  1. A young child or animal being nursed.

Nursling2

proper noun
  1. A suburban village in Nursling and Rownhams parish, Test Valley district, Hampshire, England, just outside the City of Southampton (OS grid ref SU3716).

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan infant considered in relation to its nurse

Similar
nurselingsuckling
Broader
babybabeinfant
Also see
babberbabysuckling

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From nurse + -ling.

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Translations

Ancient Greek θρέμμα, τρόφιμος
  • θρέμμα (thrémma)young child or animal being nursed
  • τρόφιμος (tróphimos)young child or animal being nursed
Bulgarian кърмаче
  • кърмаче (kărmače)young child or animal being nursed
Māori piripoho
  • piripohoyoung child or animal being nursed
Cite this entry
APA

nursling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nursling

MLA

“nursling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nursling. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nursling,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nursling.

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