leveret

American  

[lev-er-it] / ˈlɛv ər ɪt /

noun

1. a young hare.

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leveret British  

/ ˈlɛvərɪt, -vrɪt /

noun

1. a young hare, esp one less than one year old

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Etymology

Origin of leveret

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Anglo-French, diminutive of levre, Old French lievre, from Latin leporem, accusative of lepus “hare”; -et

Example Sentences

But, he added, capturing rare images such as a hare feeding her leveret on someone's back lawn was "just amazing".

From BBC • May 17, 2025

“C’m’ere, you dreadful little rogue! I’ve got the very thing for you. This is a leveret dagger. All young hares carry one. Here, let’s try it on you for size, young buccaneer, what, what!”

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

I'm sorry at that—having rather a relish for leveret.

From Gwen Wynn by Reid, Mayne

Ordinary people snuggle up to God as a lost leveret in a freezing wilderness might snuggle up to a Siberian tiger….

From Boon, The Mind of the Race, The Wild Asses of the Devil, and The Last Trump; Being a First Selection from the Literary Remains of George Boon, Appropriate to the Times by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)

Suddenly he felt the bride, seated by his side, give a little start and a suppressed scream; a leveret, scampering into the room, had brushed across her feet.

From Mashi and Other Stories by Tagore, Rabindranath