bantling

There she found another "bantling of fate," whose Nordic features suggested that he was an atavism, or at least a primeval anachronism; in any case, a monad.

From Time Magazine Archive

And finally, we would remind the rejected one that, after all, his bantling has been exhibited in the R.A.—to the president and his colleagues engaged in the work of selection.

From Mr. Punch in Bohemia by Various

For the third time that month, Carl saw Ray turn his collar round and become clerical, while every one rustled with delight, including the jolly bantling clergyman.

From The Trail of the Hawk A Comedy of the Seriousness of Life by Sinclair Lewis

The Seraph, mightily confused at being called a bantling, giggled inanely, so I replied again.

From Explorers of the Dawn by Christopher Morley

Who knew but that the white woman's ghost would rise out of the kopje there, some dark night, and pinch and cuff and thump and beat people who had ill-used her bantling?

From The Dop Doctor by Richard Dehan