Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Porringer \Por"rin*ger\, n. [OE. pottanger, for pottager; cf. F.
   potager a soup basin. See {Porridge}.]
   A porridge dish; esp., a bowl or cup from which children eat
   or are fed; as, a silver porringer. --Wordsworth.

Source : WordNet®

porringer
     n : a shallow metal bowl (usually with a handle) from which
         children eat