Animals - Animal Young

Here you will learn the names of animal young in English such as "kit", "joey", and "calf".

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Animals
baby [noun]

a very young mammal at an early stage of development

Ex: The farmer witnessed the birth of a baby calf in the barn .
kit [noun]

a young animal, especially a young fox, mink, or rabbit

an animal that has recently come out of its shell

Ex: The hatchling pecked its way out of the eggshell , eager to explore its new world .
froglet [noun]

a young frog, which has recently developed from a tadpole

lamb [noun]

a young sheep, especially one that is under one year

Ex: Sarah likes to watch the playful lambs in the springtime .
calf [noun]

the young offspring of a cow or bull, typically less than one year old

Ex: The dairy farm welcomed several new calves during the calving season .
hind [noun]

a female red deer, especially one that is over three years old

filly [noun]

a horse that is female and young, particularly one that is younger than four

Ex: After the race , the filly was carefully checked by the vet for any injuries .
spat [noun]

a young oyster or other bivalve that has recently settled and attached itself to a surface in its natural habitat

cygnet [noun]

a newly-hatched swan

Ex: A group of cygnets swam happily behind their mother in the lake , learning the ways of the water .

a young bird that has recently acquired its flight feathers and is learning to fly

Ex: A fledgling perched awkwardly on the edge of the nest .
colt [noun]

a young male horse under the age of four which is not castrated

peachick [noun]

a juvenile bird of the peafowl species

bantam [noun]

a small domestic chicken or duck

nestling [noun]

a bird that is too young to leave the nest built by its parents, especially one that has not yet learned how to fly

neonate [noun]

a recently born organism, especially a newborn baby or an animal

Ex: The doctor conducted a thorough examination of the neonate 's health shortly after birth .
pup [noun]

a young dog, wolf, seal, etc.

puppy [noun]

a young dog, especially one that is less than a year old

Ex: The puppy ’s soft fur made it irresistible for cuddling .
larva [noun]

a young form of an insect or an animal that has come out of the egg but has not yet developed into an adult

cub [noun]

a young carnivorous mammal, such as a bear, lion, fox, etc.

squab [noun]

a young pigeon or dove that is still in the nest and not yet able to fly

shoat [noun]

a young pig, especially one that has been weaned from its mother but is not yet mature

eft [noun]

a juvenile newt or a terrestrial stage of a newt's life cycle

maggot [noun]

a soft and legless larva of a dipterous insect, such as a housefly, which could be found in decaying organic matter

polliwog [noun]

an amphibian in larval stage; a tadpole

eyas [noun]

a young falcon that has not yet fledged and is still in the nest

yearling [noun]

a young animal, usually a horse or a deer, that is between one and two years old

nymph [noun]

the aquatic or terrestrial larval stage of an insect that undergoes incomplete metamorphosis, such as a dragonfly or mayfly

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lambkin [noun]

a young lamb, usually less than a year old

leveret [noun]

a young hare or rabbit that is less than a year old and has not yet developed its full growth

foal [noun]

a young horse, especially one that is not older than one year

a tiny animal, typically visible only under a microscope

Ex: In his pioneering studies of animalcules , Leeuwenhoek documented countless varieties of protozoa , bacteria and other microscopic creatures .
chick [noun]

a newly-hatched bird, especially a domestic bird

fawn [noun]

a young deer, typically in its first year of life

Ex: Hunters are often instructed not to harm a fawn .
whelp [noun]

a young offspring of a dog, wolf, or certain other carnivorous mammals

a small, juvenile fish that is typically between the length of 1 and 4 inches

brit [noun]

a juvenile herring, sprat or other small fish typically less than six inches long

parr [noun]

a juvenile salmon or trout that has developed a pattern of dark vertical bars on its sides

dogie [noun]

a motherless young cow in a cattle herd

heifer [noun]

a young female cow that has not given birth yet or has only one calf