Home › Words › C › colthoodcolthood/ˈkəʊlt.hʊd/colthood means the state of being a colt; the youth of a (male) horse.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, colthood ranks #12,182 of 42,747 for Qualifying.colthood is pronounced /ˈkəʊlt.hʊd/.EtymologyFrom colt + -hood.nounThe state of being a colt; the youth of a (male) horse.e.g.“Their ruddy faces and somewhat cumbrous forms belong to the animal period of life that links together boyhood, colthood and calfhood.” — 1876, Various, Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.coltishness 74% match — The quality of resembling a colt, especially:; The quality of being lively, playful and undisciplined. vs colthood →foalhood 74% match — The state or time of being a foal. vs colthood →coltish 72% match — Resembling a colt, especially:; Lively, playful and undisciplined (often in a manner judged to be immature). vs colthood →calfhood 71% match — The state or time of being a calf. vs colthood →coltlike 71% match — In the manner of a colt vs colthood →coltishly 70% match — In a coltish manner. vs colthood →colt 66% match — A young male horse. vs colthood →coltskin 64% match — The skin of a colt. vs colthood →