pullet

n. 小母鸡

发音

UK /ˈpʊlɪt/
AU

词形变化

pullets 复数 pullets

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A young hen, especially one less than a year old.

    小母鸡

  2. 2.

    A spineless person; a coward.

    俚语
  3. 3.

    A girl or young woman.

    废旧 俚语

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

fryer frier

上位词 3

chicken hen biddy

词源

From Middle English polet, pulet, from Anglo-Norman pullet, Old French poulet (“young chicken”); polette (“young hen”), from poule (“hen”), from Vulgar Latin pulla, feminine form of pullus. Doublet of poult. Compare also Middle English pulle. By surface analysis, pull(us) + -et.

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