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yeanling

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yean·ling  (ynlng)
n.
The young of a sheep or goat; a lamb or kid.
adj.
Newly born; infant.
yeanling [ˈjiːnlɪŋ]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the young of a goat or sheep
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: duckling, yeanling 'young lamb', fledgling 'a young bird', yearling 'an animal, especially horse, between one and two years old', Swedish killing 'goatling', also by extension sapling 'a young tree'; many of which tan also refer to a 'boy'.
Semantic changes within the domain boy in panchronic perspective by Grygiel, Marcin / Studia Anglica Posnaniensia: international review of English Studies
 
 
 
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