Old Church Slavonic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *moldenьcь.

Noun

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младьньць (mladĭnĭcĭm

  1. child
    • from the Homily against the Bogumils, 1437-1440:
      свѧтоѥ крьщениѥ отъмещѫтъ гноушаѭще сѧ крьстимꙑихъ младеньць
      svętoje krĭštenije otŭmeštǫtŭ gnušajǫšte sę krĭstimyixŭ mladenĭcĭ
      they reject holy baptism and loathe little children who are baptized.

Descendants

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  • Bulgarian: младенец (mladenec)
  • Serbo-Croatian: младенац