poult

A young bird, a chick; now especially, a young game bird (turkey, partridge, grouse etc.).

Pronounced as (IPA)
/pɒlt/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle English pult, a variant of pulet, polet, from Old French poulet (“young fowl”), diminutive of poule (“hen”), from Latin pulla. For the development of the stressed vowel, see poultry. Doublet of pullet.

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