nurseling
- noun
- /ˈnɜrslɪŋ/
- Archaic
- The mother cradled her nurseling gently in her arms each night.
Examples
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Many nurselings depend on their mothers for nourishment.
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The nurseling cried softly in her mother's arms.
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The nurseling slept peacefully as the nurse hummed a lullaby.
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Victorian novels often describe the care of a nurseling in great detail.
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The nurseling slept peacefully as the nurse hummed a lullaby.
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The mother cradled her nurseling gently in her arms each night.
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Many nurselings depend on their mothers for nourishment.
Synonyms
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6.1
A baby or young animal that still drinks its mother's milk
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8.1
A young animal that drinks milk from its mother
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9.9
A baby looked after and fed at the breast by a caregiver
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word nurseling comes from nurse, from the Latin nutrire meaning 'to feed' or 'nourish', and the small ending -ling meaning 'little one', as in duckling. So a nurseling is literally a little baby who is being fed and cared for.