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

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

One of Whitman’s exercise riders had asked her to buy an inexpensive weanling for him in lieu of what she owed him.

From New York Times • May 6, 2022

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

Smith has been around Ziconic a lot, starting when the colt was a weanling, and has seen him develop.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2016

I had not asked him—had never said that the poor weanling wanted milk.

From Roughing It in the Bush by Moodie, Susanna