yearling

noun
UK: /ˈjɜː.lɪŋ/
US: /ˈjɪr.lɪŋ/

  1. An animal, especially a horse or cow, that is one year old.

    1. The yearling was brown.
    2. The farmer sold the yearling at the auction for a good price because of its pedigree.
yearling adjective

  1. Relating to an animal that is one year old.

    1. It was a yearling colt.
    2. The yearling race is for horses exactly one year old on a specific date.

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The phonetic transcription of "yearling" is /ˈjɜː.lɪŋ/ in British English and /ˈjɪr.lɪŋ/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Example usage of "yearling": "The yearling was brown.". More examples on the page.