baby animal

Offspring of wildlife

A baby animal is any young creature that has not yet reached maturity.

The term is straightforward and affectionate, often used when speaking to children or when the specific name for the young—calf, kitten, fawn, cub—isn't known or matters less than the cuteness: Look at the baby animals at the petting zoo.

Related
  • lion cubYoung big cat
  • cubYoung wild mammal
  • pupYoung canine or seal
  • kittenJuvenile domestic feline
  • fawnYoung deer, or flatter

calf · joey · chick · duckling · lamb · foal · piglet · hatchling · newborn · tiny · big eyes · fuzzy · fuzzy wuzzy · wobbly · wobbly legs · nestling · nursery · petting zoo

Categories
Opposites
developmental maturity

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Water-holding barrier

sire · progenitor · stud

size and physical scale

baby animallarge animal

megafauna · beast · behemoth · bull elephant · whale

vulnerability vs. dominance

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Unpreyed-upon dominant hunter

alpha · dominant male · pack leader · bull · matriarch

Family

baby, animal, babies, babyish, babyhood, animals, animalistic, animate, animated

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G