Here is an ultimate list of the names of baby animals. The young ones of most creatures have special words to designate them. English language has been so fond of the young ones of the cat, dog, cow, tiger, zebra, pig, rabbit, lion, wolf and those of the birds that it has given them cute names.

There are also diminutives that designate a small specimen of a thing or object. Many of the diminutives are formed by adding suffixes like -et, -let, -ette and -ling. The following is a list of common diminutives and names of baby animals. Search a word to find the corresponding diminutive.

Thing / CreatureYoung One / Diminutive
animalanimalcule
ankleanklet
armarmlet
artarticle
ballballot
bannerbanneret
baronbaronet
basinbasinet
baybight
bearcub
billbillet
birdbirdie
bookbooklet
bracebracelet
brookbrooklet
buffalobuffalo calf
bullbullock
cabincabinet
carchariot
caskcasket
catkitten
churchchapel
cigarcigarette
circlecirclet
citycitadel
cockcockerel
codecodicil
cornkernel
covercoverlet
cowcalf
crowncoronet
cutcutlet
damedamsel
deardarling
deerfawn
dogpup, puppy
doubledoublet
dropdroplet
duckduckling
eagleeaglet
eyeeyelet
fatfatling
flowerfloweret
fowlchicken
freakfreckle
frogtadpole
globeglobule
goatkid
goosegosling
graingranule
hareleveret
henchicken
hillhillock
hirehireling
homehamlet
horsecolt, filly, foal
iceicicle
isleislet
lamblambkin
lancelancet
lasslassie
latchlatchet
leafleaflet
lioncub, whelp
locklocket
maidmaiden
manmanikin
midgemidget
modemodel
molemolecule
mouthmuzzle
navenavel
nestnestling
nosenozzle
novelnovelette
nursenurseling
owlowlet
packpacket
partparticle
pigpigling
pilepillow
pillpilule
poetpoetaster
princeprinceling
pusspussy
ringringlet
ripripple, ripplet
riverrivulet
rockrocket
rootrootlet
roserosette
sacksatchel
sapsapling
scythesickle
seatsaddle
seedseedlet, seedling
shadeshadow
sheeplamb
signsignet
snipsnippet
socksocket
sparksparkle, sparklet
stagfawn
starasterisk, starlet
starvestarveling
statuestatuette
streamstreamlet
sucksuckling
swancygnet
tabletablet
thumbthimble
tigercub
toptip
towerturret
verseversicle
waggonwaggonette
wavewavelet
weakweakling
wolfcub
yearyearling
youngyoungling

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