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yeanling in American English. (ˈjinlɪŋ) noun. 1. the young of a sheep or goat; a lamb or kid. adjective. 2. just born; infant. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.
noun. yean· ling ˈyēn-liŋ. ˈēn-, -lən. : lamb, kid sense 2a. Word History. First Known Use. 1637, in the meaning defined above. Time Traveler. The first known use of yeanling was in 1637. See more words from the same year. Dictionary Entries Near yeanling. yeanling. year. See More Nearby Entries. Cite this Entry. Style. “Yeanling.”
There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun yeanling. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
Yeanling definition: the young of a sheep or goat; a lamb or kid.. See examples of YEANLING used in a sentence.
Define yeanling. yeanling synonyms, yeanling pronunciation, yeanling translation, English dictionary definition of yeanling. n. The young of a sheep or goat; a lamb or kid.
A 'yeanling' [ˈjɛnlɪŋ] is a young sheep or goat, typically less than a year old. It is often separated from the rest of the flock and still nursing from its mother.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English. noun A lamb or a kid; an eanling. from Wiktionary , Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
