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Added 9 October 2026

yearling

/ˈjɜː.lɪŋ/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about yearling at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A young child.
A racehorse considered one year old until the second Jan. 1 following its birth.
An animal in its second year.

Origin

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

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