Spring is in the air, and we have chicks in our shed! (I almost wrote “baby chicks,” which would be a little redundant since chicks are babies!) Anyway, here are some “domestic” animal parent and baby names for you (well, somewhat domestic…animals you might see around the farm/near a farm home) to get you into the spring baby animal mode!
donkey–colt, foal
mallard—duckling
turkey–poult
sheep–lambkin, lamb
turtle–hatchling
skunk–kit
toad–tadpole
dog–pup
frog–tadpole, polliwog, froglet
squirrel–pup, kit, kitten
fox–kit, cub, pup
goose–gosling
goat–kid, billy
bison/buffalo–calf
cat–kitten
guinea pig–pup
deer–fawn
coyote–pup, whelp
hamster–pup
hare–leveret
rabbit–kitten, bunny, kit
hog–shoat, farrow
rat–pup, kitten
horse—foal, colt
rabbit–kitten, bunny, kit
mule–foal
cattle–calf
duck–duckling
