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–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.
Also,
nurseling.
Origin:
1550–60;
nurse
+
-ling
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nurs·ling
(nûrs'lĭng)
n.
A nursing infant or young animal.
A carefully nurtured person or thing.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
nurs·ling
Pronunciation:
'n&r-sli[ng]
Function:
noun
:
a nursing child
nursling
s
—R. L. Cecil & R. F. Loeb>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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