calf in Sindhi سنڌي
calf in Tamil தமிழ்
calf in English
- calf⇄calf (1), noun, pl.calves
(for 1, 2, 4, 5.)
1. a young cow or bull.
Ex. The calf stayed close to its mother in the pasture.
2. a young elephant, whale, deer, seal, or other large mammal.
Ex. The children saw the new seal ca - calf⇄calf (2), noun, pl.calves.
the thick, fleshy part of the back of the leg below the knee. - calf⇄expr. in (or with) calf, (of a cow) pregnant.
Ex. their mares in foal, their cows in calf (Jonathan Swift). - calf⇄expr. kill the fatted calf, to prepare a feast to celebrate something or welcome someone; prepare an elaborate welcome.
Ex. Go, let the fatted calf be killed (Abraham Cowley).