yearling Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

WordNet


Year"ling noun
Etymology
Year + -ling.
Definitions
  1. An animal one year old, or in the second year of its age; -- applied chiefly to cattle, sheep, and horses.
Year"ling adjective
Definitions
  1. Being a year old. "A yearling bullock to thy name small smoke." Pope.

Webster 1913