English
lapling
From lap + -ling.
Formed from lap + -ling
Proto-Germanic *lappô ‘cloth’
Proto-West Germanic *lappō
Old English læppa ‘skirt or flap of a garment’
Middle English lappe
English lap
Today it means
noun One who has been fondled to excess; one fond of ease and sensual delights.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / lapling