Definitions for nursling

nursling nurs·ling

Spelling: [nurs-ling]
IPA: /ˈnɜrs lɪŋ/

Nursling is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 158 anagrams from letters in nursling (gilnnrsu).

Definitions for nursling

noun

  1. an infant, child, or young animal being nursed or being cared for by a nurse.
  2. any person or thing under fostering care, influences, or conditions.

Origin of nursling

First recorded in 1550-60; nurse + -ling1

Examples for nursling

Their country has indeed been, in a special degree, the nursling of sea power.

But Alland could do nothing but cry over her nursling and console her.

The nursling's first meal is the occasion of a special ceremony.

It was Aunt Chloe, coming in in search of her nursling, who told Mildred this.

In adversity you will not act like a nursling deprived of its bottle and rattle.

The faithful soul was doing her best to shield her nursling from danger.

"It may have been because of this poor boy and his unhappy karma that my nursling had to die," said she.

She fed quietly around her nursling, and left the place no more.

She gave them to me, and then she started off with her nursling.

Karl cast a distrustful glance sideways at my nursling and spoke not.

Word Value for nursling
Scrable

9

Words with friends

14

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