Fond″ling (?), n. [Fond + -ling.] 1. A person or thing fondled or caressed; one treated with foolish or doting affection.
Fondlings are in danger to be made fools. L'Estrange.
2. A fool; a simpleton; a ninny. Chapman.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.