n. (pl. calves)
1 a young bovine animal, used esp. of domestic cattle.
2 the young of other animals, e.g. elephant, deer, and whale.
3 Naut. a floating piece of ice detached from an iceberg.
Phrases and idioms:
calf-love romantic attachment or affection between adolescents. in (or with) calf (of a cow) pregnant.
Derivatives:
calfhood n. calfish adj. calflike adj.
Etymology: OE caeliglf f. WG
2.
n. (pl. calves) the fleshy hind part of the human leg below the knee.
Derivatives:
-calved adj. (in comb.).
Etymology: ME f. ON kaacutelfi, of unkn. orig.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.