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NURSLING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does nursling mean?
• NURSLING (noun)
The noun NURSLING has 1 sense:
1. an infant considered in relation to its nurse
Familiarity information: NURSLING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An infant considered in relation to its nurse
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("nursling" is a kind of...):
babe; baby; infant (a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk)
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