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YEARLING

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• YEARLING (noun)
The noun YEARLING has 3 senses:

1. a young child
2. a racehorse considered one year old until the second Jan. 1 following its birth
3. an animal in its second year

Familiarity information: YEARLING used as a noun is uncommon.

• YEARLING (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A young child

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

bambino; toddler; yearling; tot

Hypernyms ("yearling" is a kind of...):

child; fry; kid; minor; nestling; nipper; shaver; small fry; tiddler; tike; tyke; youngster (a young person of either sex)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

A racehorse considered one year old until the second Jan. 1 following its birth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("yearling" is a kind of...):

bangtail; race horse; racehorse (a horse bred for racing)

Sense 3

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Meaning:

An animal in its second year

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("yearling" is a kind of...):

eutherian; eutherian mammal; placental; placental mammal (mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials)

"Who keeps company with the wolves, will learn to howl."
(English proverb)
"Do not start your worldly life too late; do not start your religious life too early."
(Bhutanese proverb)
"I'm already drowning so why should I fear getting wet?"
(Arabic proverb)
"Don't go to the pub without money."
(Czech proverb)

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