yearling

noun

year·​ling ˈyir-liŋ 

ˈyər-lən

: one that is a year old: such as

a

: an animal one year old or in the second year of its age

b

: a racehorse between January 1 of the year after the year in which it was foaled and the next January 1

yearling adjective

Examples of yearling in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Auction house Keeneland’s September yearling sale generated a record $428 million last year. —Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 4 May 2025

Umberto Rispoli Morning line odds: 3-1 After finishing third in his first start last October, this $825,000 yearling purchase has reeled off four straight wins, three of them in graded stakes races. —Teresa Genaro, New York Times, 2 May 2025

Auction house Keeneland's September yearling sale generated a record $428 million last year. —Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 1 May 2025

Repole, the owner of Repole Stable, purchased Grande for $300,000 in a yearlings sale in September 2023. —Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for yearling

• unfurling
• burling
• curling
• hurling
• pearling
• sperling
• sterling
• swirling
• twirling
• whirling

Kids Definition

yearling

noun

year·​ling ˈyi(ə)r-liŋ 

1

: one and especially an animal that is a year old or in the second year after birth

2

: a racehorse between January 1st of the year after the year in which it was born and the next January 1st

yearling adjective