ducklings
Pond babies paddling
Ducklings are young ducks, typically covered in soft downy feathers before developing adult plumage.
The word evokes images of fluffy, vulnerable creatures following their mother in a line—a behavior so iconic it appears in children's stories and wildlife documentaries alike.
The ducklings waddled behind their mother toward the pond.
Figuratively, someone's ducklings might be the people they guide or mentor, especially in a group setting.
Recently emerged young animals
- chicksNewly hatched birds
- fledglingsYoung birds with feathers
- broodHatchlings as a group
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
nestlings · goslings · cygnets · poults · downy · fuzzy · peeping · imprinting
Small still body
- swimmingLocomotion through water
- paddlingStroking water with blades
- waterbirdsBirds inhabiting aquatic environments
- dabblingShallow, casual involvement
flotilla · marsh · wetland · reeds · water · lake · stream · creek
Major entertainment conglomerate
- DaffyMildly crazy, eccentric
- nursery rhymeTraditional poem for young children
- fairy taleMagical children's narrative
- bath toyPlaything for soaking
children's book · Easter · springtime · cuteness · kawaii · emoji · plush toy · cartoon
Birds raised for food
- brooderHeated shelter for chicks
- incubatorControlled warming enclosure
- heat lampRadiant warming fixture
- RouenNorman capital on Seine
hatchery · raising · rearing · feathering · grow-out · backyard flock · free-range · foraging
hatchlings
Recently emerged young animals
- chicksNewly hatched birds
- fledglingsYoung birds with feathers
- broodHatchlings as a group
clutch · nestlings · goslings · cygnets · poults · downy · fuzzy · peeping · imprinting · following
pond
Small still body
- swimmingLocomotion through water
- paddlingStroking water with blades
- waterbirdsBirds inhabiting aquatic environments
dabbling · flotilla · marsh · wetland · reeds · water · lake · stream · creek · waterfowl
Disney
Major entertainment conglomerate
- DaffyMildly crazy, eccentric
- nursery rhymeTraditional poem for young children
- fairy taleMagical children's narrative
children's book · bath toy · Easter · springtime · cuteness · kawaii · emoji · plush toy · cartoon · animation
poultry
Birds raised for food
- brooderHeated shelter for chicks
- incubatorControlled warming enclosure
- heat lampRadiant warming fixture
Rouen · hatchery · raising · rearing · feathering · grow-out · backyard flock · free-range · foraging · homestead
- cutekittens, puppies, bunnies, babies, baby animals
- baby birdschicks, chick, goslings, eaglet, cygnets
- young animalspuppy, puppies, kitten, kittens, chick
- baby poultrychicks, gosling, goslings, hatchlings, poults
- baby animalspuppy, kitten, chick, chicks, bunny
- petting zoogoats, rabbits, bunnies, lambs, chickens
- ugly ducklingInitially unpromising eventual success
- The Ugly DucklingTransformation fable about misidentity