Main Entry: year·ling

Pronunciation: \ˈyir-liŋ, ˈyər-lən\

Function: noun

Date: 15th century

: one that is a year old: as a : an animal one year old or in the second year of its age b : a racehorse between January 1 of the year after the year in which it was foaled and the next January 1

— yearling adjective