kidling

Examples

• All

• Each spring, several kidlings are born on the hillside farm.

• The children were delighted to feed the tiny kidling with a bottle.

• The farmer watched over the newborn kidling in the barn.

• The kidling jumped around playfully.

• The farmer watched as the small kidling nibbled on grass beside its mother.

• At the petting zoo, children loved playing with the playful kidling that jumped around.

• The kidling was born just yesterday and already took its first steps.

Synonyms

B

baby

vskidling

∞ 1.0

A very young child or animal that cannot walk and cannot talk yet

is specific to newborn goats rather than human babies or general young animals

K

kid

vskidling

169 3.2

A young goat

is specifically about newborn or very small individuals

Y

youngling

vskidling

2 5.5

A child or baby animal not yet fully grown

is narrower referring only to newborn or very small goats

S

suckling

vskidling

1 6.1

A baby or young animal that still drinks its mother's milk

is about the very youngest ones especially newborns

K

kidlet

vskidling

• Informal

1 8.2

A small child or young goat that people talk about in a loving, informal way

is the neutral biological term for very young goats rather than a pet name

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology