ˈpu̇lə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English polet, pulett young chicken, young fowl, from Middle French poulet, pollet, from Old French, diminutive of poul cock, from Late Latin pullus, from Latin, young of an animal, foal, chick — more at foal
: a young hen ; specifically : a hen of the common fowl less than a year old