calf

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

calf [calf calves] BrE [kɑːf] NAmE [kæf] noun (pl. calvesBrE [kɑːvz] ; NAmE [kævz] )
1. countable the back part of the leg between the ankle and the knee
•I've torn a calf muscle.
2. countable a young cow
3. countable a young animal of some other type such as a young ↑elephant or ↑whale
4. uncountable = ↑calfskin
Idiom: ↑in calf

Word Origin:
senses 2 to 4 Old English cælf Germanic Dutch kalf German Kalb sense 1 Middle English Old Norse kálfi

Example Bank:
•The calves are grazed intensively during their first season.
•Their prize cow is in calf.
•These calves are reared for beef.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  calfskin, sura