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Russian
Pronunciation
Noun
детёнок • (detjónok) m anim (genitive детёнка, nominative plural детя́та, genitive plural детя́т)
- young one, youngster
- baby, young child
Usage notes
This word is rare and colloquial and sounds uneducated to some speakers, the more standard term is ребёнок sg and дети pl.
Declension