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- [hef-er]
- /ˈhɛf ər/
- /ˈhef.ər/
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- [hef-er]
- /ˈhɛf ər/
Definitions of heifer word
- noun heifer a young cow over one year old that has not produced a calf. 1
- noun heifer A young female cow that has not borne a calf. 1
- noun heifer young cow 1
- countable noun heifer A heifer is a young cow that has not yet had a calf. 0
- noun heifer a young cow 0
- noun heifer a young cow that has not borne a calf 0
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Origin of heifer
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English hayfre, Old English hēa(h)f(o)re, equivalent to hēah high + -fore; akin to Greek póris heifer
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Parts of speech for Heifer
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heifer popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% 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".
heifer usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for heifer
noun heifer
- 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.
- veal — Also, vealer [vee-ler] /ˈvi lər/ (Show IPA). a calf raised for its meat, usually a milk-fed animal less than three months old.
- dogie — a motherless calf in a cattle herd.
- freemartin — a female calf that is born as a twin with a male and is sterile as a result of exposure to masculinizing hormones produced by the male.
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