nurseling
- noun
- /ˈnɜrslɪŋ/
- Archaic
:
lactante
- 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
A baby looked after and fed at the breast by a caregiver
A young animal that drinks milk from its mother
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.