Collective noun for babies

Answer 1

There is no standard collective noun for a group of babies, however, collective nouns are an informal part of language. Any noun that suits a situation can function as a collective noun, for example, a nursery of babies or a babbling of babies.

Answer 2

There is no standard collective noun for newborn babies. Since the only place that newborns may be found in groups is in a medical facility that delivers babies. An appropriate collective noun is 'a nursery of newborn babies' or 'a nursery of newborns'.

Answer 3

There are different collective nouns for a group of baby animals for several different types of animals, for example:

• a brood of chicks
• a litter of puppies
• a kindle of kittens
• a farrow of piglets
• a nursery of raccoons

Note: The collective nouns 'brood', 'litter', and 'nursery' are used for a number of different animals. There will be no collective noun for animals that traditionally give birth to one or two offspring at a time.

Answer 4

Giggle

Answer 5

Nursery

Answer 6

Herd