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yearling

Syllabification: (year·ling)
Pronunciation: /ˈyi(ə)rliNG/

Definition of yearling

noun

  • an animal (especially a sheep, calf, or foal) a year old, or in its second year.
  • a racehorse in the calendar year after its year of foaling.

adjective

[attributive]
  • having lived or existed for a year; a year old:a yearling calf
  • of or relating to something that is a year old:the yearling market

yearling in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of yearling in the British & World English dictionary