The youngest child of a family. Obsolete.
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释义 | society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > child > [noun] > youngest child (10) nestling1572 The youngest child of a family. Obsolete. reckling1611 A small or weak animal or (occasionally) plant; the smallest and weakest animal of a litter, the runt; (in extended use) the youngest or smallest… swill-pough1611 = dilling, n.; also attributive (transferred). nestle-tripe1616 = nestling, n.2 2. Also: the last-born animal of a litter, brood, etc. nest-cock1674 an overindulged or spoilt child; cf. nestle-cock, n. pin basket1706 A large ornamental pincushion with pins of various lengths inserted so as to resemble a basket, formerly presented to a woman on the birth of a… poke-shakings1808 the last remnants of something, esp. (figurative) the youngest children in a family or the smallest piglets of a litter. mother's pet1819 a spoilt or delicate child; (formerly also) Scottish †the youngest child of a family (obsolete). afterthought1891 colloquial. The youngest child in a family, typically born considerably later than the other children, and often the result of an unplanned pregnancy. Subcategories:— collectively (1) |
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