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/ˈjɜː.lɪŋ/ · noun
An animal that is between one and two years old; one that is in its second year (but not yet two full years old)..
a yearling lamb
Tom Fettig and his wife, Kim, were there with 60 yearlings, about half of a herd they were helping their son raise on the outskirts of Bismarck.
As a yearling, he admitted to doing his part in ensuring that plebes knew their place at the Academy, […]
"But is a plebe forbidden to stroll here?" "If a plebe did have the brass to try it," replied Anstey slowly, "I reckon he would have to fight the whole yearling class in turn."
Use yearling when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Yearling means An animal that is between one and two years old; one that is in its second year (but not yet two full years old)..
Common synonyms include yuck, tot, toddler, bambino.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
a yearling lamb
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