Foal Definition

fōl
foaled, foaling, foals
noun
A young horse, mule, donkey, etc.; colt or filly.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
verb
To give birth to (a foal)
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Foal

Noun

Singular:
foal
Plural:
foals

Origin of Foal

  • Old English fola, from Proto-Germanic *fulô, from pre-Germanic *pl̥Hon-, from Proto-Indo-European *pōlH- ‘animal young’ (compare Ancient Greek πώλος (pṓlos), Latin pullus, Albanian pelë ‘mare’, Armenian ul ‘kid, fawn’).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English fole from Old English fola pau-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Foal Sentence Examples

  • It was a good sign that the foal would be born soon.

  • She gazed at the foal again.

  • Princess was supposed to foal again in January.

  • Alex waited through some more contractions and finally pulled the foal straight out.

  • Alex had promised the foal to Jonathan and he had already named it Eureka.

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Words Starting With

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Words Ending With

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Words Starting With F and Ending With L

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4 Letter Words4 Letter Words Starting With F4 Letter Words Ending With L