Meaning & use
Bantling
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A young child or infant, especially used in an old-fashioned or slightly disparaging way.
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The innkeeper grumbled about the crying bantling upstairs keeping guests awake.
Old letters refer to the newborn as "the bantling" long before he was given a name.
A note on using this word
An archaic word possibly linked to German "Bänkling," a child born out of wedlock (literally "bench-ling"), though it lost that harsh connotation in English usage.
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