Pullet Definition
po͝olĭt
pullets
noun
pullets
A young hen, usually one not more than a year old.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Pullet
Noun
Singular:
pullet
Plural:
pulletsOrigin of Pullet
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Middle English pulet from Old French polet diminutive of poul cock and poule hen both from Latin pullus young fowl, young animal, chicken pau-1 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Anglo-Norman pullet, poulet (“young chicken"); polette (“young hen"), from poule (“hen").
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