pullet

Pronunciation: /ˈpʊlɪt/

The English word “pullet” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

A young hen, especially one less than a year old.
A spineless person; a coward.
A girl or young woman.

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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