weanling

American  

[ween-ling] / ˈwin lɪŋ /

noun

1. a child or animal newly weaned.

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adjective

1. newly weaned.

weanling British  

/ ˈwiːnlɪŋ /

noun

1. 1. a child or young animal recently weaned

   2. ( as modifier )

      a weanling calf

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Etymology

Origin of weanling

First recorded in 1525–35; wean + -ling ¹

Example Sentences

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weanling

Dorman first met the horse during a Make-A-Wish visit to Godolphin’s Gainsborough Farm in Lexington, Kentucky, when Cody’s Wish was a 5-month-old weanling in 2018.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 6, 2023

When the weanling calves had reached 14 months and put on the required weight, Da decided it was time to sell them.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 22, 2018

Her third, a weanling filly, died in a paddock accident.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2016

Back at Keeneland yesterday, he went one better, setting a North American record for a weanling when he went to $3 million for a …..

From Forbes ● Nov. 6, 2014

Mine, the fairest eyes, sought first thy laws and knew them       Truths undefiled; Mine, the fairest hands, took freedom first into them,       A weanling child.

From Songs Before Sunrise by Swinburne, Algernon Charles