Word: yearling
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: year
ling
Definition: A racehorse that is considered to be one year old until a subsequent January 1st.
Morphemes:
Affix: year
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The proportion of a creature's lifespan equivalent to one year of an average human lifespan (see also dog year).
Affix: -le
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A frequentative suffix of verbs, indicating repetition or continuousness.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form gerunds, a type of verbal nouns, from verbs.