Bantling
Pronunciation : Bant"ling
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Prob. for bandling, from band, and meaning a child wrapped in swaddling bands; or cf. G. b?ntling a bastard, fr. bank bench. Cf. Bastard, n.]
Definition : Defn: A young or small child; an infant. [Slightly contemptuous or depreciatory.] In what out of the way corners genius produces her bantlings. W. Irving.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913