n. Any young mammal that has been recently weaned.
n. Specifically, a human child that has been recently weaned.
n. Specifically, a young horse that has been weaned from its mother, but is less than one year old (usually 5-12 months old).
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
a. & n. from wean, v.
n. A child or animal newly weaned; a wean.
adj. Recently weaned.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A child or young animal newly weaned.
Recently weaned.
Word Usage
"Hugh Fitzsimons purchased the bay Texas-bred weanling, which is a full-sister to Valid Message, winner of the Skyy El Joven Stakes at Retama Park and the Sunny's Halo Stakes at Louisiana Downs in 2008."