Dumpling
WordNet
noun
(1) Dessert made by baking fruit wrapped in pastry
(2) Small balls or strips of boiled or steamed dough
WiktionaryText
Etymology
perhaps an alteration of lump, possibly associated with -ling by popular etymology
Noun
- A ball of dough, often combined with suet, minced meat, vegetables or fruit, and cooked by boiling or steaming as they float on top of another dish.
- A term of endearment.
- My little dumpling.
- something or someone shaped roundish, like a dumpling, especially a fatso