yeanling

yean·ling

Y y

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [yeen-ling]
- /ˈyin lɪŋ/
- /ˈjiːn.lɪŋ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [yeen-ling]
- /ˈyin lɪŋ/

Definitions of yeanling word

noun yeanling the young of a sheep or goat; a lamb or kid. 1
adjective yeanling just born; infant. 1
noun yeanling the young of a goat or sheep 0
noun yeanling a lamb or kid 0
noun yeanling The newly born offspring of a goat or sheep. 0

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Origin of yeanling

First appearance:

before 1630

One of the 42% oldest English words

First recorded in 1630-40; yean + -ling1

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Parts of speech for Yeanling

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Yeanling

yeanling popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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yeanling usage trend in Literature

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