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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

weanling

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.53 in modern English

Syllables
wean-ling
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any young mammal that has been recently weaned.

noun

Specifically, a human child that has been recently weaned.

noun

Specifically, a young horse that has been weaned from its mother, but is less than one year old (usually 5-12 months old).

Example Sentences

Etymology

From wean + -ling.

Inflected Forms

weanlings (plural)

Questions

What does weanling mean?
Any young mammal that has been recently weaned.
Where does weanling come from?
From wean + -ling.

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