nonce-wd. [f. YEARN v.1 + -LING.] A young child over which one yearns.
1829. Lamb, Lett. to Procter, 29 June. She visited … a poor man’s cottage that had a pretty baby (O the yearnling!).
nonce-wd. [f. YEARN v.1 + -LING.] A young child over which one yearns.
1829. Lamb, Lett. to Procter, 29 June. She visited … a poor man’s cottage that had a pretty baby (O the yearnling!).
