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bantling

bant·ling
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bant-ling]
    • /ˈbænt lɪŋ/
    • /ˈbænt.lɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bant-ling]
    • /ˈbænt lɪŋ/

Definitions of bantling word

  • noun bantling a young child; brat 3
  • noun bantling a very young child. 1
  • noun bantling (Britain dialectal) An infant or young child. 0

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Origin of bantling

First appearance:

before 1585
One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1585-95, bantling is from the German word Bänkling illegitimate child. See bench, -ling1

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Parts of speech for Bantling

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

bantling popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

bantling usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for bantling

noun bantling

  • newborn — recently or only just born.
  • toddler — a person who toddles, especially a young child learning to walk.
  • kidThomas, 1558–94, English dramatist.
  • child — A child is a human being who is not yet an adult.
  • sucklingSir John, 1609–42, English poet.

Antonyms for bantling

noun bantling

  • adult — An adult is a mature, fully developed person. An adult has reached the age when they are legally responsible for their actions.
  • adolescent — Adolescent is used to describe young people who are no longer children but who have not yet become adults. It also refers to their behaviour.

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