1 definition found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Bantling \Bant"ling\, n. [Prob. for bandling, from band, and meaning a child wrapped in swaddling bands; or cf. G. b[aum]ntling a bastard, fr. bank bench. Cf. {Bastard}, n.] A young or small child; an infant. [Slightly contemptuous or depreciatory.] [1913 Webster] In what out of the way corners genius produces her bantlings. --W. Irving. [1913 Webster]
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