What are young groundhogs sometimes called?

Young groundhogs are sometimes called chucklings.

The term is an informal common name for juvenile groundhogs, also known as woodchucks. Groundhogs are North American marmots, scientifically classified as Marmota monax, and belong to the squirrel family, Sciuridae.

A mother groundhog usually gives birth to one litter each year, with litters commonly containing three to five young. The babies remain in the den while they develop fur and their eyesight, then emerge with their mother in late spring or early summer.

“Joeys,” “pups,” and “kits” are genuine names for young animals, but they belong more strongly to particular groups: joeys are marsupial young, pups commonly describe young dogs and seals, and kits can refer to young foxes or rabbits. Groundhogs are also often called woodchucks, but that name is not related to wood-cutting; it derives from an Algonquian animal name.