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Good morning Morteza.
Kittens.
Puppies.
Ducklings.
Chicks.
Piglets.
Foals.
Cygnets.
Nestlings.
Tadpoles.
Goslings.
Eaglet.
Lambs.
Calves.
I'd suggest you Google for more.
Hope you are keeping well.
Bill.
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| #3 (permalink) Sun May 31, 2009 11:18 am Can use 'childhood' for human beings to show the period of time that they are...? |
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| Thanks for that, Bill. 'Cygnet' was a new one for me. ;) |
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| #4 (permalink) Sun May 31, 2009 11:36 am Can use 'childhood' for human beings to show the period of time that they are...? |
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Good morning Ski,
A young Swan, as I'm sure you have already discovered.
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| #5 (permalink) Sun May 31, 2009 14:06 pm Can use 'childhood' for human beings to show the period of time that they are...? |
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Hi Dear Bill,
I really thank you for helping me with these useful new words.
Take care,
Morteza |
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| #6 (permalink) Sun May 31, 2009 16:58 pm childhood |
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| Morteza wrote: |
Hi everybody,
WE can use "childhood" for human beings to show the period of time that they are a child.What is the proper word(s) for animals to show this period? :roll:
Many thanks,
Morteza |
| Kitosdad wrote: |
Good morning Morteza.
Kittens.
Puppies.
Ducklings.
Chicks.
Piglets.
Foals.
Cygnets.
Nestlings.
Tadpoles.
Goslings.
Eaglet.
Lambs.
Calves.
I'd suggest you Google for more.
Hope you are keeping well.
Bill. |
To clarify, Morteza asked for the period (time frame) of youth for animals, while the list Kitosdad provides are the names for the young.
For example, 'childhood' is the period where humans are children, childhood being the period, child being the name of a young human.
There isn't a specific correlating name for the period of immaturity in animals. The closest terms are going to be 'adolescence' or 'immaturity', I think.
If you're going to use the list above, then you'll have to address the animals as their named young, versus referring to the the period.
I suppose you could coin the respective terms 'kittenhood, puppyhood, etc.' but those aren't "real" words.
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