nurs|ling

nurs|ling
nurs|ling «NURS lihng», noun.
1. a baby that is being nursed.
2. any person or thing that is receiving tender care: »

Figurative. I am the daughter of Earth and Water, And the nursling of the sky (Shelley).

Also, nurseling.

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