yearling
NounUS[yur-ling]/ˈjɝlɪŋ/2 syllablesalso [yil-ing] /ˈjɪlɪŋ/
Open English WordNet
Noun (3)
- a young child who is just beginning to walkSynonyms: toddlertotbambinoType of child, kid
- a racehorse considered one year old until the second Jan. 1 following its birthType of racehorse, race horse
- an animal in its second yearType of placental, placental mammal
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Year′ling noun
Origin: Year + -ling.
An animal one year old, or in the second year of its age; — applied chiefly to cattle, sheep, and horses.
Year′ling adjective
Being a year old. “A yearling bullock to thy name small smoke.” Alexander Pope
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54