calf

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A young cow.

   The cow stood next to her newborn calf in the field.

2. 2
   noun

   The thick muscle at the back of your leg below the knee.

   He stretched his calves before going for a run.

3. 3
   noun

   The young of certain large animals such as whales, elephants, or giraffes.

   The elephant kept her calf close as the herd moved on.

Common collocations

• calf bone Noun + noun

From Middle English calf, from Anglian Old English cælf, calf (West Saxon ċealf), from Proto-Germanic *kalbaz, further etymology unknown. Cognates * Scots caff (“calf”) * Scots calf (“calf”) * Scots cauf (“calf”) * Scots cawf (“calf”) * North Frisian Kualev (“calf”) * North Frisian kualew (“calf”) * North Frisian kuulew (“calf”) * Saterland Frisian Koolich (“calf”) * West Frisian keal (“calf”) * German Kalb (“calf”) * Luxembourgish Kallef (“calf”) * Limburgish kalf (“calf”) * Dutch kalf (“calf”) * Vilamovian kołb (“calf”) * Vilamovian kołp (“calf”) * Faroese kálvur (“calf”) * Icelandic kálfur…

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