pullet

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpʊlɪt/ Rhymes: -ʊlɪt === Noun === pullet (plural pullets) A young hen, especially one less than a year old. [from 14th c.] Hypernyms: hen < chicken < poultry Coordinate term: chick (slang) A spineless person; a coward. (obsolete, slang) A girl or young woman. ==== Related terms ==== poultry pullulate ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== ==== References ==== (young girl): 1873, John Camden Hotten, The Slang Dictionary