| kindergarten |
a program for very young children. Kindergarten teaches some of the activities that are done in school. |
| kit2 |
the young of certain fur-bearing animals, such as beavers, foxes, and rabbits. [1/2 definitions] |
| kitten |
a very young cat. |
| lad |
a boy or young man. |
| lamb |
a young sheep. [2 definitions] |
| larva |
the young form of other animals without backbones that change their shape in different stages of their lives. [1/2 definitions] |
| lass |
a girl or young woman. |
| litter |
a group of young animals, such as puppies, born to one mother at one time. [1/5 definitions] |
| little |
young. [1/9 definitions] |
| maid |
a girl or young woman who is not married; maiden. [1/2 definitions] |
| maiden |
a young woman or girl who is not married. [1/2 definitions] |
| marsupial |
an animal in a group of mammals that includes kangaroos and opossums. Female marsupials have a pouch outside their belly where the mother carries her young after they are born. Most marsupials live in Australia. |
| milk |
a white liquid produced by female mammals as food for their young. [1/5 definitions] |
| miss2 |
a form of address used in speaking to a girl or young woman. [1/2 definitions] |
| mule1 |
the offspring of a male donkey and a female horse. Mules are as large as horses, with the longer ears of a donkey. Mules cannot produce young. People breed mules to use for riding or for pulling loads. [1/2 definitions] |
| narcissus |
(capital) in Greek mythology, a young man who fell in love with his own reflection and, when he perished from unfulfilled love, was transformed into a flower. [1/3 definitions] |
| nest |
a structure used by a bird to lay eggs and rear young. Nests are built in trees and other protected places using materials such as twigs and mud. [3/5 definitions] |
| nursery |
a room where babies or young children sleep or play. [2/3 definitions] |
| offspring |
the child or young of a particular human, animal, or plant. |
| old |
having lived for many years; not young. [1/5 definitions] |
| opossum |
a small mammal with gray fur, a pointed nose, and a long tail, which it uses to hang from tree branches. The common opossum is the only marsupial that lives in North America. Several other kinds of opossums live in Central and South America. The female opossum carries her young in a pouch in her belly. [1/2 definitions] |