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What is another word for foals?

Pronunciation: [fˈə͡ʊlz] (IPA)

Foals are young horses and there are several synonyms for this word. A colt is a male foal, while a filly is a female foal. A weanling is a foal that has been weaned from its mother's milk and is now eating solid food. A yearling is a foal that has turned one year old. A maiden is a filly that has not yet been bred. Finally, a gelding is a male horse that has been castrated before reaching maturity. Knowing these synonyms can help horse enthusiasts better describe and distinguish between various young horses.
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A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

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My brothers-in-law having disposed of their horses at a good price,- especially good to them, as the animals had cost them nothing since they were foals,-we agreed to ride round the fair and see the fun, which had now been going on for some time, while, as the eating and drinking booths had been constantly filled and emptied, a large portion of the visitors were already in a hilarious condition.
"Paddy Finn"
W. H. G. Kingston
In following it, our natives found the tracks of three horses, one only having had shoes on, and two foals, as if proceeding first towards our camp, then returning.
"Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia In Search of a Route from Sydney to the Gulf of Carpentaria (1848) by Lt. Col. Sir Thomas Livingstone Mitchell Kt. D.C.L. (1792-1855) Surveyor-General of New South Wales"
Thomas Mitchell
After them the mares with their tall foals came spinning to watch, crying also among themselves, "Ah!
"Moonshine & Clover"
Laurence Housman

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