Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Nursling \Nurs"ling\, n. [Nurse + -ling.]
   One who, or that which, is nursed; an infant; a fondling.

         I was his nursling once, and choice delight. --Milton.

Source : WordNet®

nursling
     n : an infant considered in relation to its nurse [syn: {nurseling},
          {suckling}]