BANTLING

Etymology

Noun

bantling (plural bantlings)

(UK dialectal) An infant or young child.

Synonyms

• babe

• infant

Source: Wiktionary


Bant"ling, n. Etym: [Prob. for bandling, from band, and meaning a child wrapped in swaddling bands; or cf. G. bäntling a bastard, fr. bank bench. Cf. Bastard, n.]

Definition: A young or small child; an infant. [Slightly contemptuous or depreciatory.] In what out of the way corners genius produces her bantlings. W. Irving.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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