tenderling

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noun

Someone made tender by too much kindness or lassitude; a fondling or softie.

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Meanings

nountenderling (plural tenderlings)

plural tenderlings

  1. archaicSomeone made tender by too much kindness or lassitude; a fondling or softie.

    Now […] have we many chimnies, and yet our tenderlings complain of rheums, catarrhs, and poses.

    1586, William Harrison, The Description of England

    Synonyms: nestle-cock

  2. biologyOne of the first antlers of a deer.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSomeone made tender by too much kindness or lassitude; a fondling or softie.

Similar
nestle-cock
Similar
sissywuss
Also see
milksoppansypoon

Origin

From tender + -ling.

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APA

tenderling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tenderling

MLA

“tenderling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tenderling. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tenderling,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tenderling.

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