noun
bantling
Bantling (noun) means a baby or small child.
noun
1
A baby or small child.
""As if he'd let a cow-handed bantling like you handle them," Cecily muttered. "Children!" Meredyth protested, her face flushing. "What must Lord Englemere think, to hear you brangle so?""
— The Wedding Gamble (1999)
2
(dated) A child born outside marriage.
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Etymology
The origin is uncertain. It perhaps comes from band(s) (“swaddling clothes”) plus -ling, or is a modification of German Bänkling (“bastard-child”), equivalent to bench + -ling.
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What is the meaning of bantling?
"bantling" (noun) means a baby or small child.
What are the different meanings of bantling?
"bantling" has 2 main meanings: 1. A baby or small child; 2. (dated) A child born outside marriage.
