There are a couple of examples of child sprites in the post.
I like the approach above, which seems to be, “make them adorable.”
Gorlak is a cutie pie.
Dwarf Fortress's "cutest update" ever will add baby sprites for every living thing
Dwarf Fortress is getting a "baby update" which will add baby and sometimes child sprites for every living thing in the game, including dwarves and monsters.
