Main Entry:

pul·let

Pronunciation:

\ˈpu̇-lət\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English polet, from Anglo-French pullet young bird, chicken, diminutive of pulle, poule young animal, from Late Latin pullus, from Latin, young animal, chicken, sprout — more at foal

Date:

14th century

: a young hen ; specifically : a hen of the domestic chicken less than a year old