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nursling definition

nurs·ling (nʉrs′liŋ)

noun

  1. a young baby still being nursed
  2. anything that is being carefully tended or cared for
Also nurseling nurse′·ling

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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