noun
also nurse·ling ˈnərsliŋ, ˈnə̄s-, ˈnəis-, -lēŋ
( -s )
Etymology: nurse (I) + -ling
1. : one that is solicitously cared for and fostered
was the child and nursling of that Burgundian court — Sarah Austin
2. : a nursing child or other young nursing mammal ; especially : one that is suckled by another than its mother