bantling
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of bantling
First recorded in 1585–95, bantling is from the German word Bänkling illegitimate child. See bench, -ling 1
Example Sentences
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There she found another "bantling of fate," whose Nordic features suggested that he was an atavism, or at least a primeval anachronism; in any case, a monad.
From Time Magazine Archive
Nurse C. would, oh! so gladly, "Nicodemus The bantling into Nothing."
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, 19 April 1890 by Various
Love to L., the Captain, and the Violet, and give your bantling a kiss extraordinary for Grandpapa.
From Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume 6 by J. G. (John Gibson) Lockhart
I vehemently importune ye to be convinced, that for my bantling I desire neither rattle nor bells; neither the lullaby of praise, nor the pap of patronage, nor the hobby-horse of honour.
From The Indian Princess La Belle Sauvage by Montrose Jonas Moses
A long time, however, must have elapsed before the bantling took heart of grace and found strength to run alone.
From A Cursory History of Swearing by Julian Sharman
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