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What do you call a young...Animal?
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What do you call a young...
| Antelope: |
calf |
| Bear: |
cub |
| Beasts of prey: |
whelp |
| Beaver: |
kit |
| Birds: |
fledgling, nestling |
| Cat: |
kitten |
| Codfish: |
codling, sprat |
| Cow: |
calf |
| Deer: |
fawn, yearling |
| Dog: |
pup, puppy |
| Duck: |
duckling |
| Eagle: |
eaglet |
| Eel: |
elver |
| Elephant: |
calf |
| Elephant seal: |
weaner |
| Fish: |
fry |
| Fowl: |
chick, chicken |
| Fox: |
cub, pup |
| Frog: |
polliwog, tadpole |
| Goat: |
kid |
| Goose: |
gosling |
| Grouse: |
cheeper |
| Guinea fowl: |
keet |
| Hawk: |
eyas |
| Hen: |
pullet |
| Hippo: |
calf |
| Horse: |
foal, yearling, or colt (male), filly (female) |
| Kangaroo: |
joey |
| Lion: |
cub |
| Owl: |
owlet |
| Partridge: |
cheeper |
| Pig: |
piglet, shoat, farrow, suckling |
| Pigeon: |
squab, squeaker |
| Quail: |
cheeper |
| Rabbit: |
bunny, kit |
| Rat: |
kitten |
| Rhino: |
calf |
| Rooster: |
cockerel |
| Salmon: |
parr, smolt, grilse |
| Seal: |
pup |
| Shark: |
cub |
| Sheep: |
lamb, lambkins |
| Swan: |
cygnet |
| Tiger: |
cub, whelp |
| Turkey: |
poult |
| Whale: |
calf |
| Zebra: |
foal |
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