Short answer: In French, “baby seal” is bébé phoque. Context and usage:

• bébé phoque is the standard translation for a young seal. The noun phoque is masculine, so you’ll use le bébé phoque (“the baby seal”) or un bébé phoque (“a baby seal”). [bébé phoque](javascript:void(0))

• Common variations include bébé-phoque as a compound noun, which is widely understood in French contexts.

Notes on pronunciation and nuance:

• pho-que is pronounced roughly as “fohk” in French phonetics; bébé is pronounced “beh-beh.” The full phrase sounds like “beh-beh fok.”

• Be mindful that phoques is the plural form for seals, so bébé phoque becomes bébés phoques in the plural.

If you’d like, I can provide example sentences using bébé phoque in different tenses or a quick pronunciation guide with audio cues.