weanling

noun

wean·​ling ˈwēn-liŋ How to pronounce weanling (audio)
Synonyms of weanlingnext
: a child or animal newly weaned
weanling adjective

Examples of weanling in a Sentence

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White sharks gather near rookeries for a buffet as weanlings begin heading out to sea. Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025 The striped dolphin was a female weanling (newly independent from its mother) that stranded freshly deceased on Hampton Beach. Breanne Kovatch, BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2023 Dory originally purchased Chase the Chaos for $10,000 as a weanling in 2019. Larry Stumes, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Feb. 2023 The 10 American Pharoah weanlings sold last November brought an average price of $445,000. Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, 6 June 2018

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1533, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of weanling was circa 1533

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“Weanling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weanling. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.

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weanling

noun
wean·​ling ˈwēn-liŋ How to pronounce weanling (audio)
: a child or animal newly weaned
weanling adjective

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