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fatherling (Only in nonce-uses.)|ˈfɑːðəlɪŋ|
[f. father n. + -ling.]
A little father. Used a. as an affectionate mode of address; b. in contempt.
1625Ussher Answ. Jesuit 282 These bastard fatherlings in their Nicene Creed, did not onely insert this clause..but, etc. 1826Blackw. Mag. XX. 847 In what nation..but the German, does a daughter address her father as her ‘dear little fatherling’? |