turkey-poult

A farmer gently holds a turkey-poult in the palm of his hand.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A young turkey: "turkey-poult" refers to a young turkey, typically one that has recently hatched and is still dependent on its mother or human care for survival and growth.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The farmer carefully raised the turkey-poult in a heated brooder. (A young turkey was kept warm artificially.)
  • The mother turkey protected her turkey-poult from predators. (The hen guarded her young offspring.)

Advanced Usage

• "to hatch a turkey-poult": to cause a young turkey to emerge from an egg.

  • The incubator successfully hatched a healthy turkey-poult after 28 days. (The machine produced a live young turkey.)

• "to wean a turkey-poult": to gradually reduce a young turkey's dependence on its mother or special feed.

  • The farmer began to wean the turkey-poult by introducing solid feed. (The young bird was transitioned to adult food.)

Variants and Related Words

• Turkey (n): a large bird native to North America, domesticated for its meat.

  • We roasted a turkey for Thanksgiving dinner. (An adult bird used as food.)

• Poult (n): a young domestic fowl, especially a turkey or a chicken.

  • The poult was only three days old. (A very young bird of any similar species.)

• Turkey-hen (n): an adult female turkey.

  • The turkey-hen sat on her eggs to keep them warm. (The mother turkey incubated the eggs.)

Synonyms

• Young turkey: a chick of the species .
• Turkey chick: a less common term for a baby turkey.

Related Idioms

• No direct idioms exist specifically for "turkey-poult," but the term "turkey" appears in idioms such as "cold turkey" (abrupt withdrawal from an addiction) or "talk turkey" (to discuss something seriously and directly). These idioms do not relate to the young bird.