Definitions for calfkæf, kɑf
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
calf*kæf, kɑf(n.)(pl.)calves
the young of the domestic cow or other bovine animal.
Category: Zoology
the young of certain other mammals, as the elephant, seal, and whale.
Category: Zoology
calfskin leather.
Category: Clothing
Informal. an awkward, silly boy or man.
Category: Informal
a mass of ice detached from a glacier, iceberg, or floe.
Category: Geography (terms)
* (kavz, kӓvz)..
Origin of calf:
bef. 900; OE cealf, calf
calf*kæf, kɑf(n.)(pl.)calves
the fleshy part of the back of the human leg below the knee.
Category: Anatomy
* (kavz, kӓvz)..
Origin of calf:
1275–1325; < ON kalfi
Princeton's WordNet
calf(noun)
young of domestic cattle
calf, sura(noun)
the muscular back part of the shank
calf, calfskin(noun)
fine leather from the skin of a calf
calf(noun)
young of various large placental mammals e.g. whale or giraffe or elephant or buffalo
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
calf(noun)æf, kɑf
a baby cow
Webster Dictionary
Calf(noun)
the young of the cow, or of the Bovine family of quadrupeds. Also, the young of some other mammals, as of the elephant, rhinoceros, hippopotamus, and whale
Calf(noun)
leather made of the skin of the calf; especially, a fine, light-colored leather used in bookbinding; as, to bind books in calf
Calf(noun)
an awkward or silly boy or young man; any silly person; a dolt
Calf(noun)
a small island near a larger; as, the Calf of Man
Calf(noun)
a small mass of ice set free from the submerged part of a glacier or berg, and rising to the surface
Calf(noun)
the fleshy hinder part of the leg below the knee
Translations for calf
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
calf(noun)
the young of a cow, elephant, whale etc.
- kalfAfrikaans
- عِجِلArabic
- телеBulgarian
- filhotePortuguese (BR)
- tele, mláděCzech
- das KalbGerman
- kalvDanish
- νεογνό θηλαστικού, μοσχαράκιGreek
- terneroSpanish
- vasikas, poegEstonian
- گوساله؛ نوزاد برخی پستاندارانFarsi
- vasikkaFinnish
- veau,éléphanteau, baleineauFrench
- עֶגֶלHebrew
- बछड़ाHindi
- tele; mladoCroatian
- borjúHungarian
- anak sapiIndonesian
- kálfurIcelandic
- vitello; piccolo di grosso mammifero (elefante)Italian
- 子牛Japanese
- (소, 코끼리, 고래 등의) 새끼Korean
- veršelis, telyčaitė, (elnio, dramblio, banginio ir pan.) jauniklisLithuanian
- teļš; (ziloņa, vaļa u.c.) mazulisLatvian
- anak binatangMalay
- kalfDutch
- kalv, (dyre)ungeNorwegian
- cielęPolish
- گوساله؛ نوزاد برخی پستاندارانPersian
- خوسکی ، خوسندر، دخوسندر څرمن: پونډۍPashto
- filhote dePortuguese
- viţel; pui de elefant; pui de balenăRomanian
- телёнок; детёнышRussian
- teľaSlovak
- tele, mladičSlovenian
- mladunčeSerbian
- kalvSwedish
- ลูกวัวThai
- dana, buzağı, ...yavrusuTurkish
- 小牛，小象，小鯨魚Chinese (Trad.)
- теля; маляUkrainian
- گائے ، ہاتھی یا وہیل کا بچھڑاUrdu
- con bêVietnamese
- 小牛，小象Chinese (Simp.)
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