Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nursling

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.23 in modern English

Syllables
nursling
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A young child or animal being nursed.

name

A suburban village in Nursling and Rownhams parish, Test Valley district, Hampshire, England, just outside the City of Southampton (OS grid ref SU3716).

Etymology

From nurse + -ling.

Inflected Forms

nurslings (plural) nurseling (alternative)

Synonyms

nurseling suckling

Questions

What does nursling mean?
A young child or animal being nursed.
Where does nursling come from?
From nurse + -ling.

How to pronounce nursling

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “nursling”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “nursling”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “nursling” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.