Vocabulary · lesson 18 of 30 · free

Gender and young ones — Vocabulary words for kids

Many animals have a special word for their young: a cat has a kitten, a horse has a foal, a frog has a tadpole. Many words also have a feminine form (lion → lioness, king → queen) and a masculine form (aunt → uncle).

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Learn them in pairs — “every animal or person word has its partner: young one, feminine, masculine”

  1. Young ones: cat – kitten, dog – puppy, cow – calf, horse – foal, sheep – lamb, goat – kid, hen – chick, lion – cub, deer – fawn.
  2. Feminine: lion – lioness, tiger – tigress, actor – actress, hero – heroine, peacock – peahen, nephew – niece.
  3. Masculine: the same pairs the other way round: queen – king, aunt – uncle, wife – husband.

Use it for: Grammar lessons on gender, EVS lessons on animals, and quiz questions.

Worked example: Fill the gap: The young one of a horse is a ___. → foal

  1. Many animals have a special word for their babies.
  2. A baby horse is called a foal.

Check: A calf is a young cow and a cub is a young lion, so a young horse is a foal ✓

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