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nursling

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nurs⋅ling

  [nurs-ling]
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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 1
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nurs·ling   (nûrs'lĭng)   
n.  

  1. A nursing infant or young animal.

  2. A carefully nurtured person or thing.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: nurs·ling
Pronunciation: 'n&r-sli[ng]
Function: noun
: a nursing child nurslings —R. L. Cecil & R. F. Loeb>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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