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单词 monthling
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monthlingn.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: month n.1, -ling suffix1.
Etymology: < month n.1 + -ling suffix1. N.E.D. (1908) gives the pronunciation as (mɒ·nþliŋ) /ˈmʌnθlɪŋ/.
Obsolete. rare.
A child a month old, or whose age is counted in months rather than years.
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1804 W. Wordsworth To my Infant Daughter 16 Frail, feeble Monthling!—by that name methinks, Thy scanty breathing time is portioned out Not idly.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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