heifer C1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈhɛfə(ɹ)/ See IPA manual Freq #27538 Meanings 1 noun A young female cow that has not yet had a calf. The farmer kept the young heifers in a separate field. Thesaurus Word family Forms heifers Derived forms heifer-budheiferbudheiferetteheiferhood Etymology AI details Inherited from Middle English heyfre, hayfre, heyfer, from Old English hēahfore, hēahfru, of disputed origin; see the Old English entry for more discussion. heyfre Middle English heahfore Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # heifer **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈhɛfə(ɹ)/ **Frequency rank:** 27538 ## Meanings 1. A young female cow that has not yet had a calf. ## Examples - The farmer kept the young heifers in a separate field. ## Derived Forms - heifer-bud - heiferbud - heiferette - heiferhood ## Roots and Affixes - Root: heyfre - Root: heahfore ## Etymology Inherited from Middle English heyfre, hayfre, heyfer, from Old English hēahfore, hēahfru, of disputed origin; see the Old English entry for more discussion. ## AI Etymology Heifer is inherited from Middle English heyfre, hayfre, heyfer, from Old English hēahfore, hēahfru, of disputed origin; see the Old English entry for more discussion. In present-day use, it means a young female cow that has not yet had a calf. Derived formations include heifer-bud, heiferbud, heiferette, heiferhood. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown