yearling
English
noun
Definitions
- 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.
- (US) A sophomore at West Point military academy.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English yerling suffix from English year.
Origin
English
year
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- New Year English
- birthyear English
- gigayear English
- half-year English
- kiloyear English
- leap year English
- megayear English
- midyear English
- multiyear English
- one-year-old English
- overyear English
- packyear English
- schoolyear English
- subyearling English
- toyear English
- year English
- yearbook English
- yearday English
- yeared English
- yearend English
- yearer English
- yearful English
- yeargroup English
- yearhundred English
- yearlong English
- yearly English
- yearsman English
- yearsworth English
- yearthousand English
- yeartide English
- yeartime English
- yearward English
- yesteryear English
- yeer Middle English
- yerling Middle English
- yel Volapük
- yia Tok Pisin
- ier Chuukese
- year
- yearer
- yearly
- toyear
- yeared
- midyear
- yearday
- yearend
- yearful
- overyear
- yearward
- New Year
- yeartide
- yearbook
- kiloyear
- packyear
- yearlong
- yeartime
- yearsman
- gigayear
- megayear
- multiyear
- yeargroup
- half-year
- birthyear
- leap year
- yearsworth
- schoolyear
- yesteryear
- yearhundred
- subyearling
- yearthousand
- one-year-old