nursling noun. ['nǝ:slɪŋ] Also nurseling. L15.
[from NURSE noun¹ + -LING¹, after suckling.]
A baby or young child, esp. in relation to his or her nurse; spec. an infant that is being breast-fed; fig. a person or thing bred in or fostered by a particular place, conditions, etc.
■ S. Johnson Peevishness..is much oftener..the child of vanity and nursling of ignorance.
■ Carlyle She saw..her little nurseling grown to be a brilliant man.

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