jong

Definitions of jong
  1. noun
    any immature animal
    synonyms: jonkie, kleintje
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    baby, bébé, kindje, kleine, kleintje, zuigeling
    a very young mammal
    hondejong, hondenjong, pup, puppy
    young of any of various canines such as a dog or wolf
    welp
    the young of certain carnivorous mammals such as the bear or wolf or lion
    adelaarsjong
    a young eagle
    kippetje, kuiken
    young bird especially of domestic fowl
    kalf, kuit
    young of domestic cattle
    kalf
    young of various large placental mammals e.g. whale or giraffe or elephant or buffalo
    katje
    young domestic cat
    veulen
    a young horse
    big, keu
    a young pig
    koekalf, pinkvaars, schotter, vaars, vaarskalf, varekoe
    young cow
    os
    young bull
    lam, lammetje, schaap
    young sheep
    hindekalf, reekalf
    a young deer
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    antichrist, antikrist, beest, dier, gedierte
    a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
  2. noun
    a youthful male person
    synonyms: boy, goof, gozer, joch, jongen, jongetje, knaap, knul
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    chick, deern, deerne, dochter, dochterlief, griet, meid, meisje, meiske, mop, moppie, natel, niese, troel
    a youthful female person
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    ballenjongen
    a boy who retrieves balls for tennis players
    broekeman, broekemannetje, broekenman, broekenmannetje, jochie, kereltje, leeuwtje, vent
    a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)
    schooljongen
    a boy attending school
    padvinder, scout, verkenner
    a boy who is a member of the Boy Scouts
    padvinder, scout, verkenner
    a girl who is a member of the Girl Scouts
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    baas, basserool, broger, gabber, gast, heer, heerschap, jongen, kerel, klant, knaap, man, mannetje, manspersoon, meneer, mijnheer, pief, vent
    a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies
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