calf

🇺🇸 /kæf/ 🇬🇧 /kɑːf/
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Tags TOP10000CEFR-B1
noun
R

The lower back part of your leg.

After running, my calf felt sore.

R

A young cow.

The farmer fed the calf with milk.

R

A young animal, like a baby elephant or whale.

The mother whale swam with her calf.

R

Soft leather made from young cow skin, used for shoes and clothes.

These shoes are made from calf leather.

translation

n. The lower back part of your leg.; A young cow.; A young animal, like a baby elephant or whale.; Soft leather made from young cow skin, used for shoes and clothes.

Word Forms

Plural calves