Word Image
plural: calves
Part Of Speech
noun
Word Meaning
the young of the domestic cow, and of various other large animals (as the elephant or whale); the fleshy or muscular back part of the leg below the knee
Word Family
calfskin
calflike
calved
calving
Sentences
We want to buy a calf once it is weaned.
I injured my right calf muscle by overstretching it.
This sweet calf is drinking his mother’s milk while she eats hay.
An elephant calf will stay with its mother for at least two years.
The pregnant cow calved in the field.
The cat rubbed against her calves.
A runner has well-formed calf muscles.
Our dairy herd now includes seven calves.
The newborn whale calf can already swim with its mother.
The area is home to calving caribou, polar bears, and other wildlife.
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