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bant·ling (bant′liŋ)

noun

Archaic a young child; brat: a term of contempt

Etymology: < Ger bänkling, bastard < bank, a bench: cf. bastard

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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