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kill the fatted calf

kill the fat calf
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kil stressed th ee fat kaf, kahf]
    • /kɪl stressed ði fæt kæf, kɑf/
    • /kɪl ðə ˈfæ.tɪd kɑːf/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kil stressed th ee fat kaf, kahf]
    • /kɪl stressed ði fæt kæf, kɑf/

Definitions of kill the fatted calf words

  • noun plural kill the fatted calf the young of the domestic cow or other bovine animal. 1
  • noun plural kill the fatted calf the young of certain other mammals, as the elephant, seal, and whale. 1
  • noun plural kill the fatted calf calfskin leather. 1
  • noun plural kill the fatted calf Informal. an awkward, silly boy or man. 1
  • noun plural kill the fatted calf a mass of ice detached from a glacier, iceberg, or floe. 1
  • idioms kill the fatted calf in calf, (of a cow or other animal having calves) pregnant. 1
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Origin of kill the fatted 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

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kill the fatted 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".

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