Kitty-cat.
Puppy-dog.
Bunny-rabbit.
Ok, I'm going to admit, this post suddenly derailed. I was going to say how weird it is that so many animals are called by their baby-adult names, but you never hear of a baby-adult (for humans). But then I could only think of three examples so maybe it isn't so weird that you never hear of baby-adults.
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You're silly. :)
joey - kangaroo
Anthropologists use "subadult - adult" for humans and "juvenille - adult" for animals.
I hear people refer to adults using child-like terms all the time, most often using "girl" or "boy" for someone who is clearly adult. I am still wondering when I will graduate from girl to woman in many people's eyes.
Okay, enough comments from me. :)
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