Definition
A small brood or a young animal from a brood; a diminutive form referring to a small group of offspring or a single young creature.
Etymology
From 'brood' plus the diminutive suffix -let (as in 'booklet' or 'droplet'), which reduces or softens the meaning. The -let suffix comes from Old French and implies something small or endearing.
Kelly Says
The word 'broodlet' is rarely used in formal science but appears in folk and children's literature as a charmingly cute way to refer to baby animals—it evokes the tenderness of new life in a way that 'offspring' simply cannot.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
broodlet
broo-dlet
ARالعربية
broodlet
broo-dlet
BNবাংলা
broodlet
broo-dlet
CACatalà
broodlet
broo-dlet
CSČeština
broodlet
broo-dlet
DADansk
broodlet
broo-dlet
ELΕλληνικά
broodlet
broo-dlet
ESEspañol
camada pequeña
ka-ma-da pe-kanya
FAفارسی
broodlet
broo-dlet
FISuomi
broodlet
broo-dlet
FRFrançais
petite couvée
pet-it koo-vay
HEעברית
broodlet
broo-dlet
HIहिन्दी
broodlet
broo-dlet
HUMagyar
broodlet
broo-dlet
IDBahasa Indonesia
broodlet
broo-dlet
ITItaliano
piccola covata
pe-kanya ko-va-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
broodlet
broo-dlet
MYမြန်မာ
broodlet
broo-dlet
NLNederlands
broedsel
broed-sel
NONorsk
broodlet
broo-dlet
PTPortuguês
pequena ninhada
pe-kanya ni-nah-da
RORomână
broodlet
broo-dlet
RUРусский
broodlet
broo-dlet
SVSvenska
broodlet
broo-dlet
SWKiswahili
broodlet
broo-dlet
TAதமிழ்
broodlet
broo-dlet
TEతెలుగు
broodlet
broo-dlet
TRTürkçe
broodlet
broo-dlet
UKУкраїнська
broodlet
broo-dlet
URاردو
broodlet
broo-dlet
VITiếng Việt
broodlet
broo-dlet