tenderling
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tenderling
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From tender + -ling.
noun tenderlings
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Someone made tender by too much kindness or lassitude; a fondling or softie.
Now […] have we many chimnies, and yet our tenderlings complain of rheums, catarrhs, and poses.
Similar: nestle-cock
- One of the first antlers of a deer.
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Talk about this word "tenderling." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tenderling. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. tenderling. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tenderling "tenderling." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tenderling.Cite this
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title = {tenderling},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tenderling},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
