nursling

American  

[nurs-ling] / ˈnɜrs lɪŋ /

Or nurseling

noun

1. an infant, child, or young animal being nursed or being cared for by a nurse.

2. any person or thing under fostering care, influences, or conditions.

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nursling British  

/ ˈnɜːslɪŋ /

noun

1. a child or young animal that is being suckled, nursed, or fostered

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Etymology

Origin of nursling

First recorded in 1550–60; nurse + -ling ¹

Example Sentences

Other times, the older nursling will naturally decide to stop.

From Washington Post • Dec. 12, 2022

Being “a native and nursling of the moors”, Emily had made a book that was “hewn in a wild workshop, with simple tools, out of homely materials”.

From The Guardian • Jul. 21, 2018

In Phoenix, the nursling Journal faces tough competition from Eugene C. Pulliam's aggressive Republic, with its competent, extensive news coverage and its sustained interest in Phoenix' phenomenal growth.

From Time Magazine Archive

A white rose grew in a garden place, On a slender stem, with a royal grace; The nursling of June and her gentle showers, Fairest and sweetest of all her flowers.

From Rosemary and Rue by Amber

She resented the old servant's interference, for Martha was less patient and forbearing than Aunt Barbara, and hinted pretty plainly sometimes what she thought of her nursling.

From A Pair of Schoolgirls A Story of School Days by Brazil, Angela