Definition
A child, baby, or young child; sometimes used affectionately or dismissively depending on context.
Etymology
From German 'Bänkling' or Low German origin, possibly related to 'bank' (bench) or meaning 'bastard child,' with unclear exact etymology; used in English since the 1500s-1600s.
Kelly Says
Bantling is an archaic English word that reveals old prejudices — it originally meant 'illegitimate child' in some contexts, showing how language carried social judgment about family structures that we'd never use today.
Translations
CACatalà
bantling
ban-tling
CSČeština
bantling
ban-tling
DADansk
bantling
ban-tling
DEDeutsch
bantling
ban-tling
ELΕλληνικά
μπαντινγκ
mpan-ting
ESEspañol
bantling
ban-tling
FISuomi
bantling
ban-tling
FRFrançais
bantling
ban-tling
HEעברית
בנטלינג
ban-te-ling
HIहिन्दी
बैंटलिंग
ban-te-ling
HUMagyar
bantling
ban-tling
IDBahasa Indonesia
bantling
ban-tling
ITItaliano
bantling
ban-tling
MSBahasa Melayu
bantling
ban-tling
MYမြန်မာ
ဘန်တင်
ba-n-ting
NLNederlands
bantling
ban-tling
NONorsk
bantling
ban-tling
PLPolski
bantling
ban-tling
PTPortuguês
bantling
ban-tling
RORomână
bantling
ban-tling
RUРусский
банлинг
ban-ling
SVSvenska
bantling
ban-tling
SWKiswahili
bantling
ban-tling
TEతెలుగు
బాంటింగ్
ba-nting
TRTürkçe
bantling
ban-tling
UKУкраїнська
банлінг
ban-ling
VITiếng Việt
bantling
ban-tling
ZUZU
ibantling
i-ban-tling