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- [kavz, kahvz]
- /kævz, kɑvz/
- /kɑːvz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kavz, kahvz]
- /kævz, kɑvz/
Definitions of calves word
- abbreviation CALVES calf1 3
- abbreviation CALVES calf2 3
- noun calves plural of calf2 . 1
- noun plural calves the young of the domestic cow or other bovine animal. 1
- noun plural calves the young of certain other mammals, as the elephant, seal, and whale. 1
- noun plural calves calfskin leather. 1
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Origin of calves
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
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Parts of speech for Calves
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
calves popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% 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".
calves usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for calves
noun calves
- shorthorn — one of an English breed of red, white, or roan beef cattle, some having short horns and some naturally hornless.
- livestock — the horses, cattle, sheep, and other useful animals kept or raised on a farm or ranch.
- cattle — Cattle are cows and bulls.
- dogie — a motherless calf in a cattle herd.
- oxen — a plural of ox.
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