bantling
noun
bant·ling ˈbant-liŋ 
: a very young child
Word History
Etymology
perhaps modification of German Bänkling bastard, from Bank bench, from Old High German — more at bench
First Known Use
1593, in the meaning defined above
bantlings
noun
as in infants
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- infants
- newborn
- weanlings
- kids
- toddlers
- neonates
- moppets
- chicks
- nestlings
- younglings
- juveniles
- kiddies
- rug rats
- youngsters
- adolescents
- youths
- squirts
- children
- buds
- newborns
- sprouts
- tots
- tikes
- minors
- tykes
- sprat
- kiddos
- sprats
- chaps
- babies
- bairns
- jackanapeses
- preschoolers
- cubs
- subteens
- babes
- kindergartners
- whelps
- schoolchildren
- mischiefs
- bambini
- schoolkids
- monkeys
- urchins
- bambinos
- teenagers
- schoolboys
- schoolgirls
- teens
- kindergarteners
- preteen-agers
- rogues
- hoydens
- imps
- rascals
- cherubs
- striplings
- rapscallions
- preteens
- tweens
- whippersnappers
- shavers
- teenyboppers
- nippers
- cherubim
- tads
- lads
- teeners
- tomboys
- bobby-soxers
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- senior citizens
- ancients
- adults
- elders
- seniors
- golden-agers
- oldsters
- middle-agers
- old-timers
- grown-ups