goatling

Baby goat, essentially

A goatling is a young goat, typically one that has been weaned but is not yet fully grown—older than a kid but not yet an adult.

The term appears mainly in agricultural and husbandry contexts: The farmer separated the goatlings from the nursing kids.

young-goat

kid

Child or young goat

  • bleatSheep's wavering cry
  • weanlingRecently weaned young animal
  • herdGrazing animals together

nanny · billy · hoofed · cloven · ungulate · bovid · mammal · quadruped · graze · ruminate

baby-animals

kid

Child or young goat

  • lambJuvenile sheep
  • calfJuvenile cow or leg part
  • foalYoung equine, under one

fawn · piglet · kitten · puppy · duckling · gosling · chick · cub · joey · leveret

pastoral

meadow

Grassy field for grazing

idyllic · rural · countryside · rustic · grazing · hillside · greenery · tranquility · shepherd · herdsman

farming

livestock

Domesticated farm animals

pasture · grazing · fodder · pen · stall · dairy · milking · breeding · weaning · kidding

playfulness

frolic

Lighthearted playful movement

  • gambolPlayful leaping about
  • cavortPlay with lively movement
  • rompPlayful, spirited activity

antics · frisky · sprightly · lively · capricious · impish · mischievous · exuberant · bounding · leaping

innocence

purity

Uncontaminated quality

wholesome · gentle · trusting · docile · tender · meek · unspoiled · unassuming · vulnerability · sweetness

Opposites
maturity/age

goatlingold goat

Disagreeable elderly man

billy goat · nanny goat · buck · doe

species (young animal contrasts)

goatlingcalf

Juvenile cow or leg part

lamb · foal · piglet · chick · puppy

Family

goat, goats, goatee, caprine

Familiarity
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