noun
foal
fohl
noun
1
A baby horse, or the young of a related animal such as a donkey or zebra, usually under a year old.
"The foal wobbled to its feet within an hour of being born."
"The mare and her foal grazed together in the paddock."
verb
1
Of a mare or other female equine: to give birth.
"The vet stayed up all night in case the mare foaled early."
How to Use Foal
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA newborn or very young horse, or the act of a horse giving birth.
Common mistake
"Foal" (baby horse) sounds like "fowl" (poultry/birds) but the two are unrelated.
Easily confused with
Common pairings
a mare and her foal
the mare foaled
a newborn foal
Word Forms
foaled past tense, foals plural, foals singular
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Etymology
From Old English fola, an ancient Germanic word for the young of a horse, related to Latin pullus ("young animal") and to the English word "filly."