cockerel

American  

[kok-er-uhl, kok-ruhl] / ˈkɒk ər əl, ˈkɒk rəl /

noun

1. a young domestic cock.

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cockerel British  

/ ˈkɒkərəl, ˈkɒkrəl /

noun

1. a young domestic cock, usually less than a year old

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Etymology

Origin of cockerel

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English cokerelle, kokerelle; cock ¹, -rel

Example Sentences

Often it's a dog but here it's a cockerel.

From BBC

Pascal Bruckner, a writer, said: “Why the obsession? Because with Napoleon, the Gallic cockerel became an imperial eagle. Now it’s just a tired old hen on its bell tower.”

From New York Times

Last year, a French court ruled in favour of a cockerel owner after her bird's early morning crowing provoked a noise pollution complaint from neighbours.

From BBC

“One of the things that is difficult to find these days is rice,” said the 61-year-old, who recently acquired five chickens and a cockerel and wants to install rabbit cages next.

From Reuters

Nineteenth-century historian Thomas Carlyle was famously infuriated by noise at his home in Chelsea, including crowing cockerels and an organ grinder.

From The Guardian

Related Words

• hen
• poultry