Buck – Male rabbit- Dam – The mother of a rabbit
- Doe – Female rabbit
- Foster – To give kits from one doe to another to raise
- Junior – In all breeds, a rabbit under 6 months old.
- Kindle – A rabbit gives birth
- Kit (kitling) – A baby rabbit
- “Miss” – When the doe did not become pregnant after breeding, we say she “missed.”
- Nestbox – A small box given to the doe in which to build her nest and have her litter
- Senior – In small breeds, a rabbit over 6 months old. In larger breeds, a rabbit over 8 months old.
- Sire – The father of a rabbit
- “Take” – Used to indicate whether the doe became pregnant, or “took” to the breeding.
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