pullet Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun flesh of a medium-sized young chicken suitable for frying
    fryer; frier.
  2. noun young hen usually less than a year old

WordNet

Pul"let noun
Etymology
OE. polete, OF. polete, F. poulette, dim. of poule a hen, fr. L. pullus a young animal, a young fowl. See Foal, and cf. Poult, Poultry, Pool stake.
Definitions
  1. A young hen, or female of the domestic fowl. Shak.

Webster 1913