colt
Middle English
/kɔlt/
noun
Definitions
- A juvenile equid or camel; a colt.
- (derogatory) A human child.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English colt (young camel, young donkey) inherited from Proto-Germanic *kultaz (plump, thick shape, stump, bulb).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*kultaz
Gloss
plump, thick shape, stump, bulb
Concept
Semantic Field
Agriculture and vegetation
Ontological Category
Person/Thing