Yearling

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An animal that is one year old or has not completed its second year.
  • n. A thoroughbred racehorse one year old dating from January 1 of the year in which it was foaled.
  • adj. Being one year old.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. An animal that is between one and two years old.
  • n. A racehorse that is considered to be one year old until a subsequent January 1st.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. An animal one year old, or in the second year of its age; -- applied chiefly to cattle, sheep, and horses.
  • adj. Being a year old.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A young beast one year old or in the second year of its age.
  • n. Under racing and trotting rules, a horse one year old, dating from January 1st of the year of foaling.
  • A year old; of a year's age, duration, or date: as, a yearling heifer.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a young child
  • n. a racehorse considered one year old until the second Jan. 1 following its birth
  • n. an animal in its second year
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    youngster    minor    nestling    shaver    kid   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Sterling    Stirling    Trilling    billing    burling   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    half-grown    two-year-old    unweaned    milk-white    hornless   
     
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