tenderling

== English == === Etymology === From tender +‎ -ling. === Noun === tenderling (plural tenderlings) (archaic) Someone made tender by too much kindness or lassitude; a fondling or softie. (zoology) One of the first antlers of a deer. ==== Synonyms ==== (one made tender): nestle-cock, sissy, wuss; see also Thesaurus:milksop === References === “tenderling”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.