Hide that child! (3)
I believe the answer is:
kid
This might be a double definition.
'hide' is the first definition.
The definition and answer can be both animals as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I don't see?
'that child' is the second definition.
(synonyms)
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for kid that I've seen before include "Young animal or child" , "Joke" , "Deceive - child" , "little one" , "Josh" .)