two-year-oldadj.n.

Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈtwo-year-old.

A. adj.

Of the age of two years. Chiefly of animals, esp. colts.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > family unit > [adjective] > young > two years old

twinter1537

two-yearling1577

two-yearing1600

two-year-old1601

1601 in T. Pont's Topogr. Acc. Cunningham (Maitland Club) 180 Item, ane twa ȝeir auld bull.

c1686 Depredations Clan Campbell (1816) 31 [Three] tuo year old stots.

1805 R. W. Dickson Pract. Agric. II. 1176 Young horses, as two-year old colts.

1835 J. Jekyll Let. 7 Dec. in Corr. (1894) x. 338 The two-year-old person on the throne of Spain.

1838 Penny Cycl. XII. 307/2 A three-year-old colt has his form and energies much more developed than a two-year-old one.

B. n.

a. An animal (esp. a colt) or child of two years of age. Also attributive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > child > [noun]

wenchelc890

childeOE

littleOE

littlingOE

hired-childc1275

smalla1300

brolla1325

innocentc1325

chickc1330

congeonc1330

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young onec1384

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weea1400

birdc1405

chickenc1440

enfaunta1475

small boyc1475

whelp1483

burden1490

little one1509

brat?a1513

younkerkin1528

kitling1541

urchin1556

loneling1579

breed1586

budling1587

pledge?1587

ragazzo1591

simplicity1592

bantling1593

tadpole1594

two-year-old1594

bratcheta1600

lambkin1600

younker1601

dandling1611

buda1616

eyas-musketa1616

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whelplinga1618

puppet1623

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chit1625

piggy1625

ninnyc1626

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fairya1635

lap-child1655

chitterling1675

squeaker1676

cherub1680

kid1690

wean1692

kinchin1699

getlingc1700

totum17..

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small girl1734

poult1739

elfin1748

piggy-wiggy1766

piccaninny1774

suck-thumb18..

teeny1802

olive1803

sprout1813

stumpie1820

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totty1822

toddle1825

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toddleskin1890

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peewee1894

tyke1894

che-ild1896

kiddo1896

mother's bairn1896

childling1903

kipper1905

pick1905

small1907

God forbid1909

preadolescent1909

subadolescent1914

toto1914

snookums1919

tweenie1919

problem child1920

squirt1924

trottie1924

tiddler1927

subteen1929

perisher1935

poopsie1937

pre-schooler1937

pre-teen1938

pre-teener1940

juvie1941

sprog1944

pikkie1945

subteenager1947

pre-teenager1948

pint-size1954

saucepan lid1960

rug rat1964

smallie1984

bosom-child-

the world > animals > family unit > [noun] > young animal > two-year old

two-yearling1577

two-year-old1594

1594–5 in W. Greenwell Wills & Inventories Registry Durham (1860) II. ii. 254 iiij kyne and their calves, and fowre two-yere oldes.

a1600 in T. Pont's Topogr. Acc. Cunningham (Maitland Club) 178 Item, xiiij ȝoing beystis,..four twa ȝeir auldis and five ane ȝeir auld.

c1686 Depredations Clan Campbell (1816) 57 Nyne great coues, 2 tuo year olds.

1831 W. Youatt Horse viii. 141 Is it possible to give this mouth to an early two-year-old?

1856 H. H. Dixon Post & Paddock iii. 56 Two-year-old racing lays the seeds of infirmity.

1856 H. H. Dixon Post & Paddock v. 79 Very few two-year-olds were then trained.

1895 P. Hemingway Out of Egypt i. iv. 46 The two-year-old [child] regarded him wonderingly.

b. As the type of a youthful and energetic person.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > source or principle of life > age > youth > [noun] > youthful person

two-year-old1912

1912 Punch 19 June 470/1 Feeling as he did like a two-year-old, he was convinced that an immeasurable advantage to the country would be gained by placing the ballot in the hands of babies.

1928 J. Galsworthy Swan Song iii. xvi. 342 Mr. Forsyte was a proper wonder—went at it like a two-year old.

1936 P. G. Wodehouse Laughing Gas iv. 41 And then..the engagement went and busted itself up. One moment, it was buzzing along like a two-year-old... The next, it had come a stinker.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	two-year-old
释义	two-year-oldadj.n. Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈtwo-year-old. A. adj. Of the age of two years. Chiefly of animals, esp. colts. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > family unit > [adjective] > young > two years old twinter1537 two-yearling1577 two-yearing1600 two-year-old1601 1601 in T. Pont's Topogr. Acc. Cunningham (Maitland Club) 180 Item, ane twa ȝeir auld bull. c1686 Depredations Clan Campbell (1816) 31 [Three] tuo year old stots. 1805 R. W. Dickson Pract. Agric. II. 1176 Young horses, as two-year old colts. 1835 J. Jekyll Let. 7 Dec. in Corr. (1894) x. 338 The two-year-old person on the throne of Spain. 1838 Penny Cycl. XII. 307/2 A three-year-old colt has his form and energies much more developed than a two-year-old one. B. n. a. An animal (esp. a colt) or child of two years of age. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > child > [noun] wenchelc890 childeOE littleOE littlingOE hired-childc1275 smalla1300 brolla1325 innocentc1325 chickc1330 congeonc1330 impc1380 faunt1382 young onec1384 scionc1390 weea1400 birdc1405 chickenc1440 enfaunta1475 small boyc1475 whelp1483 burden1490 little one1509 brat?a1513 younkerkin1528 kitling1541 urchin1556 loneling1579 breed1586 budling1587 pledge?1587 ragazzo1591 simplicity1592 bantling1593 tadpole1594 two-year-old1594 bratcheta1600 lambkin1600 younker1601 dandling1611 buda1616 eyas-musketa1616 dovelinga1618 whelplinga1618 puppet1623 butter printa1625 chit1625 piggy1625 ninnyc1626 youngster1633 fairya1635 lap-child1655 chitterling1675 squeaker1676 cherub1680 kid1690 wean1692 kinchin1699 getlingc1700 totum17.. charity-child1723 small girl1734 poult1739 elfin1748 piggy-wiggy1766 piccaninny1774 suck-thumb18.. teeny1802 olive1803 sprout1813 stumpie1820 sexennarian1821 totty1822 toddle1825 toddles1828 poppet1830 brancher1833 toad1836 toddler1837 ankle-biter1840 yarkera1842 twopenny1844 weeny1844 tottykins1849 toddlekins1852 brattock1858 nipper1859 sprat1860 ninepins1862 angelet1868 tenas man1870 tad1877 tacker1885 chavvy1886 joey1887 toddleskin1890 thumb-sucker1891 littlie1893 peewee1894 tyke1894 che-ild1896 kiddo1896 mother's bairn1896 childling1903 kipper1905 pick1905 small1907 God forbid1909 preadolescent1909 subadolescent1914 toto1914 snookums1919 tweenie1919 problem child1920 squirt1924 trottie1924 tiddler1927 subteen1929 perisher1935 poopsie1937 pre-schooler1937 pre-teen1938 pre-teener1940 juvie1941 sprog1944 pikkie1945 subteenager1947 pre-teenager1948 pint-size1954 saucepan lid1960 rug rat1964 smallie1984 bosom-child- the world > animals > family unit > [noun] > young animal > two-year old two-yearling1577 two-year-old1594 1594–5 in W. Greenwell Wills & Inventories Registry Durham (1860) II. ii. 254 iiij kyne and their calves, and fowre two-yere oldes. a1600 in T. Pont's Topogr. Acc. Cunningham (Maitland Club) 178 Item, xiiij ȝoing beystis,..four twa ȝeir auldis and five ane ȝeir auld. c1686 Depredations Clan Campbell (1816) 57 Nyne great coues, 2 tuo year olds. 1831 W. Youatt Horse viii. 141 Is it possible to give this mouth to an early two-year-old? 1856 H. H. Dixon Post & Paddock iii. 56 Two-year-old racing lays the seeds of infirmity. 1856 H. H. Dixon Post & Paddock v. 79 Very few two-year-olds were then trained. 1895 P. Hemingway Out of Egypt i. iv. 46 The two-year-old [child] regarded him wonderingly. b. As the type of a youthful and energetic person. ΘΚΠ the world > life > source or principle of life > age > youth > [noun] > youthful person two-year-old1912 1912 Punch 19 June 470/1 Feeling as he did like a two-year-old, he was convinced that an immeasurable advantage to the country would be gained by placing the ballot in the hands of babies. 1928 J. Galsworthy Swan Song iii. xvi. 342 Mr. Forsyte was a proper wonder—went at it like a two-year old. 1936 P. G. Wodehouse Laughing Gas iv. 41 And then..the engagement went and busted itself up. One moment, it was buzzing along like a two-year-old... The next, it had come a stinker. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.n.1594
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