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foal
CIDE DICTIONARY
foal, n. [OE. fole, AS. fola; akin to OHG. folo, G. fohlen, Goth. fula, Icel. foli, Sw. f, Gr. pw^los, L. pullus a young animal. Cf. Filly, Poultry, Pullet.].
The young of any animal of the Horse family (Equidæ) ; a colt; a filly. [1913 Webster]
foal, v. t.
To bring forth (a colt); -- said of a mare or a she ass. [1913 Webster]
foal, v. i.
To bring forth young, as an animal of the horse kind. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
foal, n. & v.
--n. the young of a horse or related animal.
--v.tr. (of a mare etc.) give birth to (a foal).
--n. the young of a horse or related animal.
--v.tr. (of a mare etc.) give birth to (a foal).
Idiom
in (or with) foal (of a mare etc.) pregnant.
Etymology
OE fola f. Gmc: cf. FILLY
THESAURUS
foal
Houyhnhnm, be confined, bear, bear a child, bear young, birdling, brood mare, calf, calve, cast, catling, charger, chick, chickling, chicky, colt, courser, critter, cub, dobbin, dogie, drop, duckling, entire, entire horse, equine, farrow, fawn, filly, fledgling, fryer, gelding, give birth, gosling, have, have a baby, have young, horse, kid, kit, kitten, labor, lamb, lambkin, lie in, litter, mare, mount, nag, nest, nestling, piglet, pigling, polliwog, prancer, pullet, pup, puppy, shoat, stallion, steed, stud, studhorse, tadpole, tarpan, throw, top horse, travail, war-horse, weaner, whelp, wild horse, yean, yeanlingROGET THESAURUS
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Infant
N infant, babe, baby, babe in arms, nurseling, suckling, yearling, weanling, papoose, bambino, kid, vagitus, child, bairn, little one, brat, chit, pickaninny, urchin, bantling, bratling, elf, youth, boy, lad, stripling, youngster, youngun, younker, callant, whipster, whippersnapper, whiffet, schoolboy, hobbledehoy, hopeful, cadet, minor, master, scion, sap, seedling, tendril, olive branch, nestling, chicken, larva, chrysalis, tadpole, whelp, cub, pullet, fry, callow, codlin, codling, foetus, calf, colt, pup, foal, kitten, lamb, lambkin, aurelia, caterpillar, cocoon, nymph, nympha, orphan, pupa, staddle, girl, lass, lassie, wench, miss, damsel, demoiselle, maid, maiden, virgin, hoyden, infantine, infantile, puerile, boyish, girlish, childish, babyish, kittenish, baby, newborn, unfledged, new-fledged, callow, in the cradle, in swaddling clothes, in long clothes, in arms, in leading strings, at the breast, in one's teens.Carrier
N carrier, porter, bearer, tranter, conveyer, cargador, express, expressman, stevedore, coolie, conductor, locomotive, motor, beast, beast of burden, cattle, horse, nag, palfrey, Arab, blood horse, thoroughbred, galloway, charger, courser, racer, hunter, jument, pony, filly, colt, foal, barb, roan, jade, hack, bidet, pad, cob, tit, punch, roadster, goer, racehorse, pack horse, draft horse, cart horse, dray horse, post horse, ketch, Shetland pony, shelty, sheltie, garran, garron, jennet, genet, bayard, mare, stallion, gelding, bronco, broncho, cayuse, creature, critter, cow pony, mustang, Narraganset, waler, stud, Pegasus, Bucephalus, Rocinante, ass, donkey, jackass, mule, hinny, sumpter horse, sumpter mule, burro, cuddy, ladino, reindeer, camel, dromedary, llama, elephant, carrier pigeon, pallet, brace, cart, dolley, support, fork lift, carriage, ship, equine, asinine.For further exploring for "foal" in Webster Dictionary Online
