pullet
2 synonyms for pullet, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A hen that is still young, usually under a year old.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
frier
fryer
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.
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