What do you call a baby owl and other baby animals?
We’re frequently asked whether there is a word for a specific baby animal in Oxford Dictionaries Online. The list below shows a list of animals with the name of the young animal next to it. Did you know, for example, that a baby eel is an elver, and a baby hare a leveret? Enjoy browsing the list below to see what other baby animals you can discover.
| Animal | Young |
| antelope | calf |
| badger | cub |
| bear | cub |
| beaver | kit |
| bobcat | kitten |
| buffalo | calf |
| camel | calf |
| caribou | fawn |
| cat | kitten |
| cattle | calf |
| chicken | chick |
| cougar | kitten |
| coyote | puppy |
| deer | fawn |
| dog | puppy / pup / whelp |
| duck | duckling |
| eagle | eaglet |
| eel | elver |
| elephant | calf |
| elk | calf |
| ferret | kit |
| fish | fry |
| fox | cub / kit |
| frog | tadpole |
| giraffe | calf |
| goat | kid |
| goose | gosling |
| hare | leveret |
| hartebeest | calf |
| hawk | chick / eyas |
| horse | foal / colt / filly |
| kangaroo | joey |
| leopard | cub |
| lion | cub |
| mink | kit |
| owl | owlet |
| peafowl | peachick |
| pheasant | chick |
| pig | piglet/ porkling / gilt |
| pigeon | squab / squeaker |
| pike | pickerel |
| possum | joey |
| rabbit | kitten |
| rat | pup |
| rhinoceros | calf |
| roedeer | kid |
| salmon | parr / smolt |
| seal | calf / pup |
| sheep | lamb |
| skunk | kitten |
| spider | spiderling |
| swan | cygnet |
| tiger | cub |
| toad | tadpole |
| wallaby | joey |
| walrus | cub |
| weasel | kit |
| whale | calf |
| wolf | cub / pup / whelp |
| zebra | foal |
See also
Is there a word for a baby hedgehog?
What is the origin of the word 'penguin'?
There’s nothing fishy about animal words
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