yearling

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yearling

/ˈjɜː.lɪŋ/ UK
/ˈjɪə.lɪŋ/ UK
/ˈjɪɚ.lɪŋ/ US

Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)lɪŋ

Where it comes from

From Middle English yerling, yerlyng, equivalent to year + -ling. Cognate with Dutch jaarling (“yearling”), German Jährling (“yearling”).

noun yearlings

An animal that is between one and two years old; one that is in its second year (but not yet two full years old). a yearling lamb
A racehorse that is considered to be one year old until a subsequent January 1st.
US A sophomore at West Point military academy. "But is a plebe forbidden to stroll here?" "If a plebe did have the brass to try it," replied Anstey slowly, "I reckon he would have to fight the whole yearling class in turn."
Similar: yuck

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noun one-year-old animal

Español	añojo, primal
Português	anelho
Deutsch	Jährling
العربية	حَوْلِيّ ḥawliyy

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@misc{yearling_2026,
  title = {yearling},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/yearling},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}