bantling

== English == === Etymology === Uncertain. Perhaps from band(s) (“swaddling clothes”) +‎ -ling, or a modification of German Bänkling (“bastard-child”), equivalent to bench +‎ -ling. === Noun === bantling (plural bantlings) (archaic, UK dialectal) An infant or young child. (archaic) A bastard-child. (archaic, derogatory) A brat. ==== Synonyms ==== babe infant