Word of the Day:
yearling
What It Means
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 racehorse that is considered to be one year old until a subsequent January 1st.
A sophomore at West Point military academy.
a yearling lamb
Yearling in Context
“Tom Fettig and his wife, Kim, were there with 60 yearlings, about half of a herd they were helping their son raise on the outskirts of Bismarck.”
Did You Know?
From Middle English yerling, yerlyng, equivalent to year + -ling. Cognate with Dutch jaarling (“yearling”), German Jährling (“yearling”).
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