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nursling

name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

name

Meaning 1

A suburban village in Nursling and Rownhams parish, Test Valley district, Hampshire, England, just outside the City of Southampton (OS grid ref SU3716).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A young child or animal being nursed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

an infant considered in relation to its nurse

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: nurseling, suckling

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: baby, babe, infant

History

Etymology

From nurse + -ling.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Old Armenian: սան (san) — young child or animal being nursed
  • Bulgarian: кърмаче (kǎrmače) — young child or animal being nursed
  • Ancient Greek: θρέμμα (thrémma) — young child or animal being nursed
  • Ancient Greek: τρόφιμος (tróphimos) — young child or animal being nursed
  • Old Irish: daltae — young child or animal being nursed
  • Māori: piripoho — young child or animal being nursed