Definitions for yearlingˈyɪər lɪŋ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
year•lingˈyɪər lɪŋ(n.)
an animal in its second year.
Category: Zoology
a horse one year old, dating from January 1 of the year after the year of foaling.
Category: Zoology
(adj.)being a year old.
Origin of yearling:
1425–75
Princeton's WordNet
toddler, yearling, tot, bambino(noun)
a young child
yearling(noun)
a racehorse considered one year old until the second Jan. 1 following its birth
yearling(noun)
an animal in its second year
Wiktionary
yearling(Noun)
An animal that is between one and two years old.
yearling(Noun)
A racehorse that is considered to be one year old until a subsequent January 1st.
Webster Dictionary
Yearling(noun)
an animal one year old, or in the second year of its age; -- applied chiefly to cattle, sheep, and horses
Yearling(adj)
being a year old
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