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yearling

[yeer-ling] / ˈjɪər lɪŋ /
NOUN
young animal
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Doak added that she and the other volunteers named the yearling "Cookie".

From BBC Mar. 13, 2026

When Flag is on the verge of becoming a yearling, Jody’s father says, “He’ll be like a person standin’ on the state line.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 23, 2026

As a yearling, the horse had been named Cody’s Wish at the suggestion of Mary Bourne, the office manager at Gainsborough, who had stayed in touch with the Korman family.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 31, 2023

The yearling would have barely made a sound as she trotted through brush and dry pine needles on an overgrown path that dropped into a steep canyon.

From National Geographic Aug. 25, 2023

When he was a yearling, the father had brought a fan to his boy’s room.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker




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