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calf

calf
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kaf, kahf]
    • /kæf, kɑf/
    • /kɑːf/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kaf, kahf]
    • /kæf, kɑf/

Definitions of calf word

  • countable noun calf A calf is a young cow. 3
  • countable noun calf Some other young animals, including elephants and whales, are called calves. 3
  • countable noun calf Your calf is the thick part at the back of your leg, between your ankle and your knee. 3
  • noun calf the young of cattle, esp domestic cattle 3
  • noun calf the young of certain other mammals, such as the buffalo, elephant, giraffe, and whale 3
  • noun calf a large piece of floating ice detached from an iceberg, etc 3

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Origin of calf

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English cealf, calf; cognate with Old Saxon kalf, Old Norse kalfr, Old High German kalb

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Calf

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

calf popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

calf usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for calf

noun calf

  • shin — the 13th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
  • foreleg — one of the front legs of a quadruped, an insect, etc.
  • yearling — an animal in its second year.
  • maverick — Southwestern U.S. an unbranded calf, cow, or steer, especially an unbranded calf that is separated from its mother.
  • heifer — a young cow over one year old that has not produced a calf.

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