calf

/kɑ:f/
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calf

A young calf stands beside its mother in a green pasture.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • The young of certain large mammals: A calf is the young offspring of various large placental mammals, such as cattle, elephants, whales, giraffes, or buffalo.
    • Leather from the skin of a young cow: Calf (or calfskin) refers to a type of fine, soft leather made from the hide of a young cow.
    • The back part of the lower leg: In human anatomy, the calf is the muscular, fleshy back portion of the leg between the knee and the ankle.
Usage Examples
  • Noun (Young Animal):
    • The farmer is feeding the new calf.
    • We saw a whale calf swimming alongside its mother.
  • Noun (Leather):
    • Her handbag is made from high-quality calf.
  • Noun (Body Part):
    • After running the marathon, his calves were very sore.
Advanced Usage
  • In a cow's belly: An idiom meaning to count on something before it is certain or achieved.
    • Selling your old car before you've even won the new one is like eating the calf in the cow's belly.
  • To kill the fatted calf: An idiom meaning to prepare a large feast to celebrate someone's return.
    • When their son returned from overseas, they killed the fatted calf.
Variants and Related Words
  • Calves: The plural form of 'calf' for all meanings.
    • The elephants protected their calves.
    • She massaged her tired calves.
  • Calfskin: A more specific term for leather made from a calf's hide.
    • These gloves are genuine calfskin.
Synonyms
  • Young animal: Offspring, youngling.
  • Leather: Calfskin, hide.
  • Body part: Gastrocnemius (the primary muscle), soleus (the underlying muscle).
Related Phrases
  • Calf love: An intense but often short-lived romantic attachment associated with adolescence.
    • He thought it was true love, but it was just calf love.
Related Idioms
  • To worship the golden calf: To value wealth and material possessions above all else.
    • The corrupt official was accused of worshipping the golden calf.
calf

A young calf stands beside its mother in a green pasture.

Noun
  1. young of various large placental mammals e.g. whale or giraffe or elephant or buffalo
  2. fine leather from the skin of a calf
  3. the muscular back part of the shank
  4. young of domestic cattle

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