young (subs.) Copy link Outline 1. partus, ūs (of any creature)2. fētus, ūs3. prōles, is, f.4. sŭbŏles5. pullus (of any animal; but the kind is generally defined by some addition)6. cătŭlus (of quadrupeds) • young (subs.): offspring: 1. partus, ūs (of any creature): animals fight for their y., bestiae pro suo partu propugnant, Cic. Tusc. 5, 27, 79. 2. fētus, ūs: animals that have many y. at a birth, quae multiplices fetus procreant, Cic. N. D. 2, 51, 128. 3. prōles, is, f.: when the eagle has fed her young, ubi esca aquila replevit prolem suam, Phaedr. 2, 4, 19. 4. sŭbŏles: the y. of the flock, suboles gregis, Hor. Od. 3, 13, 8. 5. pullus (of any animal; but the kind is generally defined by some addition): y. of horse, ass, p. equinus, asininus, Varr.: Col.: the y. of a frog, pulli ranae, Hor. S. 2, 3, 314: the y. of pigeons, p. columbini, Cic. Fam. 9, 18, 3. 6. cătŭlus (of quadrupeds): let the beasts hide their y., catulos ferae celent, Hor. Od. 3, 3, 41: v. whelp.