The Collaborative International Dictionary
Tenderling
Tenderling \Ten"der*ling\, n.
One made tender by too much kindness; a fondling. [R.]
--W. Harrison (1586).(Zo["o]l.) One of the first antlers of a deer.
Wiktionary
tenderling
n. 1 (context archaic English) One made tender by too much kindness; a fondling. 2 (context zoology English) One of the first antlers of a deer.