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day-old

day-old noun: any animal that is one day old.

Noun

day-old (plural day-olds)

  1. Any animal that is one day old.
  2. A perishable product that is a day old, and may be sold more cheaply as a result.
    • The older woman waddled over and squeezed into a booth opposite the counter while the young one stood and ordered a big box of day-olds and two quarts of hot chocolate.2011, Donald Ray Pollock, Bactine / Giganthomachy / Pills
    • Instead of trying to make her crowds quit throwing things, Audra had simply distributed items it would be okay for them to throw: day-old corn tortillas. A big bag of day-olds cost only a couple of bucks […]2007, W. Glasgow Phillips, The Royal Nonesuch, page 353

day-old meaning in Tamil

day-old in Tamil

ஒரு நாள் சென்ற, ஒருநாள் வாழ்ந்துள்ள

Forms of day-old

pluralday-olds

Questions about day-old

What does day-old mean?
Day-old means any animal that is one day old.
What is day-old in Tamil?
Day-old in Tamil is ஒரு நாள் சென்ற, ஒருநாள் வாழ்ந்துள்ள. See Day-old meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is day-old?
Day-old is a noun.
What is the plural of day-old?
The plural of day-old is day-olds.

Words near day-old in the dictionary

  1. day-moths
  2. day-net
  3. day-nets
  4. day-nighter
  5. day-nighters
  6. day-old
  7. day-olds
  8. day-over-day
  9. day-peep
  10. day-scholar
  11. day-scholars

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