lapling

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English

Etymology

From lap +‎ -ling.

Noun

lapling (plural laplings)

  1. (derogatory, archaic) One who has been fondled to excess; one fond of ease and sensual delights.
    Synonyms: hedonist, pleasure seeker; see also Thesaurus:sensualist

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “lapling”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

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