pullet

noun3

1. •
   A young hen, especially one less than a year old.

   • They died not because the Pullets would not feed: but because the Devil foresaw their death, he contrived that abstinence in them. — 1646
2. •
   (slang) A spineless person; a coward.
3. •
   (slang, no longer used) A girl or young woman.