warling

English

Etymology

From war +‎ -ling.

Noun

warling (plural warlings)

1. (obsolete) One often quarreled with.

   It is better to be an old man's darling than a young man's warling.

References

• “warling”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.