Standard Lemma guide

yearling

noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈjɜː.lɪŋ/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈjɪə.lɪŋ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈjɪɚ.lɪŋ/
  • rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)lɪŋ
  • CMU ARPABET: Y ER1 L IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: Y IH1 L IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

An animal that is between one and two years old; one that is in its second year (but not yet two full years old).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • a yearling lamb

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A racehorse that is considered to be one year old until a subsequent January 1st.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A sophomore at West Point military academy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: yuck

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

an animal in its second year

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: placental, placental mammal, eutherian, eutherian mammal

5

noun

Meaning 5

a racehorse considered one year old until the second Jan. 1 following its birth

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: racehorse, race horse, bangtail

6

noun

Meaning 6

a young child

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: toddler, tot, bambino

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: child, kid, youngster, minor, shaver, nipper, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, fry, nestling

History

Etymology

From Middle English yerling, yerlyng, equivalent to year + -ling. Cognate with Dutch jaarling (“yearling”), German Jährling (“yearling”).

Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: aneyu — one-year-old animal
  • Catalan: primal — one-year-old animal
  • Catalan: primala — one-year-old animal
  • Danish: åring — one-year-old animal
  • Dutch: jaarling — one-year-old animal
  • Finnish: vuosikas — one-year-old animal
  • Galician: anello — one-year-old animal
  • Georgian: ერთი წლის ცხოველი (erti c̣lis cxoveli) — one-year-old animal
  • German: Jährling — one-year-old animal
  • Irish: athrón — one-year-old animal
  • Irish: colann — one-year-old animal
  • Irish: colpach (heifer or bullock) — one-year-old animal
  • Irish: dairt (heifer) — one-year-old animal
  • Irish: fóisc (ewe) — one-year-old animal
  • Macedonian: го́динак (gódinak) — one-year-old animal
  • Macedonian: годи́наче (godínače) — one-year-old animal
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ettåring — one-year-old animal
  • Norwegian Bokmål: åring — one-year-old animal
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: eittåring — one-year-old animal
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: åring — one-year-old animal
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: vetlide — one-year-old animal
  • Polish: roczniak — one-year-old animal
  • Portuguese: anelho — one-year-old animal
  • Spanish: añojo — one-year-old animal
  • Spanish: primal — one-year-old animal
  • Swedish: ettåring — one-year-old animal
  • Turkish: toklu — one-year-old animal
  • Ottoman Turkish: طوقلو (toklu) — one-year-old animal