Weanling

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A newly weaned child or young animal.
  • adj. Newly weaned.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • 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."
    Variant
    wean   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    wean    infant