tanling

noun

tanling

noun

/ˈtænlɪŋ/

Etymology From tan + -ling.

1

Archaic, Especially, Of children One who has been tanned by the sun.

  • To have the courtesy your cradle promised, / But to be still hot Summer's tanlings, and / The shrinking slaves of Winter.a. 1611, William Shakespeare, Cymbeline, act 4, scene 4:
Related terms
sunbather, sun worshipper

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