yeanling

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noun

The newly born offspring of a goat or sheep.

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Meanings

nounyeanling (plural yeanlings)

plural yeanlings · alternative eanling

  1. The newly born offspring of a goat or sheep.

    But in due season here may flocks of worth Twin yeanlings bear;

    1886, Anna Swanwick (translator), The Dramas of Aeschylus, 4th edition, Eumenides, page 183, lines 903–904

Origin

From yean + -ling.

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Translations

Polish jagnię, owieczka
  • jagnięthe newly born offspring of a goat or sheep
  • owieczkathe newly born offspring of a goat or sheep
Romanian ied, iadă
  • iedthe newly born offspring of a goat or sheep
  • iadăthe newly born offspring of a goat or sheep
  • mielthe newly born offspring of a goat or sheep
  • mioarăthe newly born offspring of a goat or sheep
Russian козлёнок, ягнёнок
  • козлёнок (kozljónok)the newly born offspring of a goat or sheep
  • ягнёнок (jagnjónok)the newly born offspring of a goat or sheep
Slovak jahňa
  • jahňathe newly born offspring of a goat or sheep
Turkish oğlak, kuzu
  • oğlakthe newly born offspring of a goat or sheep
  • kuzuthe newly born offspring of a goat or sheep

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

yeanling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yeanling

MLA

“yeanling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yeanling. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “yeanling,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yeanling.

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