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Interesting Vocabulary: Special Names: Baby Animals

Dennis Oliver

Special Names: Baby Animals

Did you know that the babies of some animals have
special names? Here are some of them:

adult animal		baby animal
bear, lion, tiger, wolf, fox		cub
cat		kitten*
cow, elk, moose, elephant, reindeer, whale		calf
deer		fawn
dog, fox, wolf, otter, seal, walrus mouse, rat		pup*
duck		duckling
eagle		eaglet
fish		minnow
fox		kit
frog		tadpole
goat		kid
goose		gosling
horse		colt
pig		piglet
salmon		fry
sheep		lamb
swan		cygnet

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Special Notes:

1.		Children often say puppy instead of pup for a baby dog, and they also often say kitty instead of kitten for a baby cat.

2.		Notice that sometimes there is more than one name for the same baby animal. For example, a baby wolf or fox can be called either a pup or a cub and a baby fox can also be called a kit.

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