子豚(こぶた) こぶた noun piglet; young pig animal-mammal 1. piglet; young pig A baby or young pig. Used both in farming contexts and in stories, fairy tales, and as a term of endearment. 子豚(こぶた)が生(う)まれた。🔊 A piglet was born. 牧場(ぼくじょう)で子豚(こぶた)に触(さわ)ることができる。🔊 You can touch piglets at the farm. 三匹(さんびき)の子豚(こぶた)の話(はなし)は、世界中(せかいじゅう)の子供(こども)たちに親(した)しまれている。🔊 The story of the three little pigs is beloved by children around the world. A compound of 子(こ) (child; young) and 豚(ぶた) (pig). Commonly encountered in the fairy tale 三匹(さんびき)の子豚(こぶた) (The Three Little Pigs).Common collocations子豚(こぶた)が生(う)まれる: a piglet is born三匹(さんびき)の子豚(こぶた): The Three Little Pigs子豚(こぶた)を育(そだ)てる: to raise pigletsRelated words豚(ぶた): pig — the adult animal子犬(こいぬ): puppy — same 子(こ) prefix pattern子猫(こねこ): kitten — same 子(こ) prefix pattern子牛(こうし): calf — same 子(こ) prefix pattern Related Words Related: 子犬(こいぬ) (puppy) Related: 子牛(こうし) (calf) general Added 2026.4.25 23:14 · Revised 2026.10.11 11:13 25000/25471_kobuta