bantling
a very young child.
Origin of bantling
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How to use bantling in a sentence
A long time, however, must have elapsed before the bantling took heart of grace and found strength to run alone.
A Cursory History of Swearing | Julian SharmanHe advertised my bantling gratuitously in his own journal, and gave it every possible facility.
Reminiscences of Charles Bradlaugh | George W. FooteIt is fortunate for you, sir, that the Duchess Joan wears her hair short, like a Northman or a bantling troubadour.
Joan of the Sword Hand | S(amuel) R(utherford) CrockettHe had got something from Don Jaime's books, this mountaineer's bantling!
The Wolf Cub | Patrick CaseyShe had spent more than an hour the evening before writing a story, and was rather proud of her first-born literary bantling.
A Fortunate Term | Angela Brazil
British Dictionary definitions for bantling
/ (ˈbæntlɪŋ) /
archaic, derogatory a young child; brat
Origin of bantling
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