Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [fohl]
- /foʊl/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [fohl]
- /foʊl/
Definitions of foaling word
- noun foaling a young horse, mule, or related animal, especially one that is not yet one year of age. 1
- noun foaling Present participle of foal. 1
- noun foaling act of giving birth to a foal. 0
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Origin of foaling
First appearance:
before 950 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 950; (noun) Middle English fole, Old English fola; cognate with Old High German folo (German Fohlen); akin to Latin pullus young animal, Greek pôlos foal; (v.) Middle English, derivative of the noun
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Parts of speech for Foaling
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
foaling popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
foaling usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with foaling
- what is foaling?
- when is foaling season?
See also
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