hoglet

noun

hog·​let ˈhȯ-glət 

ˈhä-

plural hoglets

chiefly British

: a baby hedgehog (see hedgehog sense 1a)

Just four days old and 2.5 inches long, an abandoned hoglet—as baby hedgehogs are often called—snuggles up to a folded towel at a rescue center in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent.

—National Geographic

Hedgehogs usually give birth in June and July, though the hoglet season can begin in early spring following a mild winter and stretch until autumn.

—hedgehogstreet.org

Examples of hoglet in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Lynch and HedgeHog Health are working on a removable and washable cover for the hoglet as well as another mouse that will stimulate all five senses. —Ariana Taylor, Star Tribune, 18 Oct. 2020

Word History

Etymology

hog entry 1 + -let

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined above