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sproutling|ˈspraʊtlɪŋ|
[f. sprout n.1 Cf. WFlem. spruiteling.]
A little or young sprout. Also attrib. In quots. fig.
1838Blackw. Mag. XLIII. 314 When Thiers the sproutling rebel began his career of rebellion at the soirées of M. Lafitte. 1876T. S. Egan tr. Heine's Atta Troll, etc. 30 My child, thou latest sproutling Of my loins. |