[1525–35; wean + -ling1]This word is first recorded in the period 1525–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: function, inflection, retire, shuffle, society-ling is a suffix of nouns, often pejorative, denoting one concerned with (hireling; underling), or diminutive (princeling; duckling)
Examples of 'weanling' in a sentence
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In addition, serum concentrations of cortisol and thyroxin influence one another in weanling foals.
Anas Sarwar Qureshi*, Fazeela Yaqoob1 and Heinrich Enbergs2 2013, 'Hematologic, Metabolite and Hormone Responses to Weaning-Induced Stress in Foals ofDifferent Breeds', Pakistan Veterinary Journalhttp://pvj.com.pk/pdf-files/33_4/500-504.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Weanling offspring of the same fathers displayed altered expression of several key lipid-metabolism genes.
Julia A Sabet, Lara K Park, Lakshmanan K Iyer, Albert K Tai, Gar Yee Koh, Anna C Pfalzer,Laurence D Parnell, Joel B Mason, Zhenhua Liu, Alexander J Byun, Jimmy W Crott 2016, 'Paternal B Vitamin Intake Is a Determinant of Growth, Hepatic Lipid Metabolism andIntestinal Tumor Volume in Female Apc1638N Mouse Offspring.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4788446?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
However, the effects of maternal serine deficiency on the antioxidant ability of weanling offspring have not been reported.
Liuqin He, Haiwen Zhang, Xihong Zhou 2018, 'Weanling Offspring of Dams Maintained on Serine-Deficient Diet Are Vulnerable to OxidativeStress', Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevityhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/8026496. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Morphological and physiological alterations occur in the digestive system of weanling piglets, compromising the performance in subsequent phases.
Alessandro Borges Amorim, Dirlei Antonio Berto, Mayra Anton Dib Saleh, Filipe GarciaTelles, Juliana Célia Denadai, Maria Márcia Pereira Sartori, Fabiana Golin Luiggi,Luan Sousa Santos, Carlos Ducatti 2016, 'Effect of Glutamine, Glutamic Acid and Nucleotides on the Turnover of Carbon (δC)in Organs of Weaned Piglets', Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Scienceshttp://www.ajas.info/upload/pdf/ajas-29-8-1152.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)