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ˈwin lɪŋwean·ling
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weanlingnoun
Any young mammal that has been recently weaned.
weanlingnoun
Specifically, a human child that has been recently weaned.
In developing countries, weanlings are most at risk of malnutrition.
weanlingnoun
Specifically, a young horse that has been weaned from its mother, but is less than one year old (usually 5-12 months old).
The weanling was sold to the local horse dealer
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Weanel, Weanlingnoun
Etymology: from wean.
Though when as Lowder was far away,
This wolfish sheep would catchen his prey;
A lamb, or a kid, or a weanel wast,
With that to the wood would he speed haste. Edmund Spenser.To gorge the flesh of lambs and weanling kids,
On hills where flocks are fed, flies tow’rd the springs
Of Ganges or Hydaspes. John Milton, Parad. Lost.
Webster Dictionary
Weanling
a. & n. from Wean, v
Weanlingnoun
a child or animal newly weaned; a wean
Weanlingadjective
recently weaned
Etymology: [Wean + -ling.]
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Weanling
A weanling is an animal that has just been weaned. The term is usually used to refer to a type of young horse, a foal that has been weaned, usually between the ages of 6 months and a year. Once a year old, the horse is referred to as a yearling.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of weanling in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of weanling in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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