'Nursling' definitions:

Definition of 'nursling'

(from WordNet)
noun
An infant considered in relation to its nurse [syn: nursling, nurseling, suckling]

Definition of 'Nursling'

From: GCIDE
  • Nursling \Nurs"ling\, n. [Nurse + -ling.] One who, or that which, is nursed; an infant; a fondling. [1913 Webster]
  • I was his nursling once, and choice delight. --Milton. [1913 Webster]