yearling

UK: /ˈjɪəlɪŋ/ US: /ˈjɪrlɪŋ/ ,(yēr′ling)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

year•ling /ˈyɪrlɪŋ/   n. [countable]

1. Zoology an animal in its second year.
2. Zoology a horse one year old, dating from January 1 of the year after the year of foaling.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

year•ling  (yēr′ling), n. 

1. Zoology an animal in its second year.
2. Zoology a horse one year old, dating from January 1 of the year after the year of foaling.

adj. 

3. being a year old.
4. of a year's duration or standing:
   a yearling bride.

• 1425–75; late Middle English; see year, -ling¹; cognate with German Jährling

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

yearling / ˈjɪəlɪŋ/ noun

1. the young of any of various animals, including the antelope and buffalo, between one and two years of age
2. a thoroughbred racehorse counted for racing purposes as being one year old until the second Jan 1 following its birth
3. a bond that is intended to mature after one year
4. (as modifier): yearling bonds

adjective

1. being a year old