给儿童看的读物里常常出现“狗母亲”“鸡母亲”“鸟母亲”等，如此的词怎么样翻译成英语呢？谢谢！
可以考虑译为 mother dog, mother hen,mother bird 等。如：
The young birds were under the mother bird’s wing. 小鸟躲在鸟母亲的翅膀下。
The mother dog accidentally smothered one of the pups. 狗母亲不小心把一只小狗闷去世了。
Look how the mother chimpanzee cares for her young. 瞧，母黑猩猩（黑猩猩母亲）多爱惜小仔儿啊。
Zoo officials are concerned about the mother elephant. 动物园的官居员们为这头大象母亲（即母象）感到担心。
