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Yean

(of goats or sheep) To give birth to.

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    (of goats or sheep) To give birth to.

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lambnounA young sheep.
junoun(Hong Kong, slang) Someone admitted to university through the JUPAS system.
yannounA male given name, equivalent to English John.
haveverb(transitive) To possess, own.
akennoun(obsolete) To bear, give birth to. (Usually in the past participle.)
give birthverb(intransitive, of viviparous animals) To release live offspring from the body into the environment.
childnoun(broadly) A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority).
bring forthverbTo create, generate, bring into existence.
deliververbTo bring or transport something to its destination.
birthnoun(uncountable) The process of childbearing; the beginning of life; the emergence of a human baby or other viviparous animal offspring from the mother's body into the environment.
bearnounA large, generally omnivorous mammal (a few species are purely carnivorous or herbivorous), having shaggy fur, a very small tail, and flat feet; a member of the family Ursidae.
foalnounA young horse or other equine, especially just after birth or less than a year old.
begetverbTo produce or bring forth (a child); to be a parent of; to father or sire.
breednounAll animals or plants of the same species or subspecies.
goatnounAny hoofed mammal of the genus Capra.
litternoun(uncountable) Waste or debris, originally any mess but now particularly trash left or thrown on the ground.
teemnounA downpour (of rain).
engenderverb(transitive) To bring into existence (a situation, quality, result etc.); to give rise to, cause, create.
weanverb(transitive) To cease giving breast milk to an offspring; to accustom and reconcile (a child or young animal) to a want or deprivation of mother's milk; to take from the breast or udder.
yearnverb(intransitive, also figuratively) To have a strong desire for something or to do something; to long for or to do something.

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