colt

English

/kəʊlt/, /koʊlt/

noun
Definitions
  • A young male horse.
  • A young crane (bird).
  • (figuratively) A youthful or inexperienced person; a novice.
  • (nautical) A short piece of rope once used by petty officers as an instrument of punishment.
  • (biblical) A young camel or donkey.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English colt inherited from Old English colt (young camel, young donkey) derived from Proto-Germanic *kultaz (plump, thick shape, stump, bulb) derived from Proto-Indo-European *gelt- (pregnant belly, something round, child in the womb, round body, child).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*gelt-

Gloss

pregnant belly, something round, child in the womb, round body, child

Concept
Semantic Field

Kinship

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

子, 児

Emoji
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