What do you call children of all kinds of animals in English？

We all know that the puppy of a dog is called Puppy in English and the kitten of a cat is called Kitten.

But, you know what? Goat cubs are represented by kid in English. Yes, that’s the kid we often refer to as a child.

Therefore, what we are going to learn with you today is the vocabulary expression of various animal cubs in English.

Are you ready? Let’s start now.

Duck –duckling

Eagle –eaglet

Eel (eel) –elver

Elephant –calf

Elk (moose) –calf

Ferret (white glaze) –kit

Fish –fry

Fox –cub/kit

Frog –tadpole

Giraffe –calf

Goat –kid

Goose –gosling

Hare (hare) –leveret

Red hartebeest –calf

Hawk (falcon) –chick/eyas

Horse –foal/colt/filly

Kangaroo –joey

Leopard –cub

Lion –cub

Mink –kit

Owl –owlet

Peafowl –peachick

Note: peacock means male peacock, peahen means female peacock.

Pheasant –chick

Pig –piglet/ porkling/gilt

Pigeon –squab/squeaker

Pike (pike) –pickerel

Possum –joey

Rabbit –kitten

Rat –pup

Rhinoceros (rhinoceros) –calf

Roedeer (roedeer) –kid

Salmon –parr/smolt

Seal –calf/pup

Sheep –lamb

Skunk –kitten

Spider –spiderling

Swan –cygnet

Tiger –cub

Toad (clam –tadpole

Wallaby (wallaby) –joey

Walrus –cub

Weasel –kit

Whale (whale) –calf

Wolf –cub/pup/whelp

Zebra (zebra) –foal

It can be seen that foal, kid, kit, joey, cub, calf and other words are the most commonly used in English names of animal cubs. spider and duck’s cub names all add ling after the original words, while eagle, owl and pig all add let at the end of the original words (because eagle has the letter le at the end and owl has the letter L at the end, T and et are added directly respectively).

For the convenience of memory, you can summarize the words of cubs with the same words or similar endings. In this way, the vocabulary has doubled in an instant!

(Source: Oxford Dictionary WeChat WeChat official account, Editor: Helen)