n.
Pronunciation: ' pu ̇ -l ə t
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English polet, from Anglo-French pullet young bird, chicken, diminutive of pulle, poule young animal, from Late Latin pullus, from Latin, young animal, chicken, sprout ― more at FOAL
Date: 14th century
: a young hen specifically : a hen of the domestic chicken less than a year old