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Definition of Bantling
1. n. A young or small child; an infant. [Slightly contemptuous or depreciatory.]
Definition of Bantling
1. Noun. (1811) An infant or young child. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bantling
1. a very young child [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bantling
Literary usage of Bantling
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1882)
"They stood there at first in silence, and then Mr. bantling asked Isabel how it
had been ... Poor Mr. bantling, however, was still in this inferior stage. ..."
2. The British and Foreign Medical Review: Or Quarterly Journal of Practical (1846)
"But here Dr. ETUIS lays rude hands on the bantling, and affirms he is its father.
We simply demur until he shall have proved his paternity. ..."
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