calf (redirected from fetal calf)

calf ¹  (kf, käf)

n. pl. calves (kvz, kävz)

1.

a. A young cow or bull.

b. The young of certain other mammals, such as the elephant or whale.

2. Calfskin leather.

3. A large floating chunk of ice split off from a glacier, iceberg, or floe.

4. An awkward, callow youth.

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[Middle English, from Old English cealf.]

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calf ²  (kf, käf)

n. pl. calves (kvz, kävz)

The fleshy muscular back part of the human leg between the knee and ankle.

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[Middle English, from Old Norse klfi; possibly akin to calf (from its shape).]

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calf ¹

Noun

pl calves

1. a young cow, bull, elephant, whale, or seal

2. same as calfskin [Old English cealf]

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calf ²

Noun

pl calves the back of the leg between the ankle and the knee [Old Norse kālfi]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	calf - young of domestic cattle             young mammal - any immature mammal Bos taurus, cattle, cows, kine, oxen - domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age; "so many head of cattle"; "wait till the cows come home"; "seven thin and ill-favored kine"- Bible; "a team of oxen" dogie, dogy, leppy - motherless calf in a range herd of cattle maverick - an unbranded range animal (especially a stray calf); belongs to the first person who puts a brand on it veal, veau - meat from a calf
	2.	calf - the muscular back part of the shank sura skeletal muscle, striated muscle - a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes shank - the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle mid-calf - the middle of the calf; half way between the knee and ankle gastrocnemius, gastrocnemius muscle - the muscle in the back part of the leg that forms the greater part of the calf; responsible for the plantar flexion of the foot soleus, soleus muscle - a broad flat muscle in the calf of the leg under the gastrocnemius muscle Achilles tendon, tendon of Achilles - a large tendon that runs from the heel to the calf
	3.	calf - fine leather from the skin of a calf calfskin leather - an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning box calf - black calfskin leather tanned with chromium salts
	4.	calf - young of various large placental mammals e.g. whale or giraffe or elephant or buffalo young mammal - any immature mammal

Translations

calf [pl calves] [kɑːf, kɑːvz] n [of cow] → ternero, becerro; [of other animals] → cría;

(also: calfskin) → piel f de becerro;

(ANAT) → pantorrilla, canilla (LAM)

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calf [calves , pl ] [kɑːf, kɑːvz] n [of cow] → veau m [of other animals]; petit m;

(also: calfskin) → veau m, vachette f;

(Anat) → mollet m

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calf [kɑːf] [calves , pl ] n → Kalb nt;

(of elephant, seal etc) → Junge(s) nt;

(also: calfskin) → Kalb(s)leder nt;

(Anat) → Wade f

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calf [pl calves] [kɑːf, kɑːvz] n [of cow] → vitello; [of other animals] → piccolo;

(also: calfskin) → (pelle f di) vitello;

(ANAT) → polpaccio

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calf¹

n calf [kaːf]

1 the young of a cow, elephant, whale etc. kalf عِجِل теле tele, mládě kalv das Kalb νεογνό θηλαστικού, μοσχαράκι ternero vasikas, poeg گوساله؛ نوزاد برخی پستانداران vasikka, poikanen veau, éléphanteau, baleineau עֶגֶל बछड़ा tele; mlado borjú anak sapi kálfur vitello; di grosso piccolo mammifero (elefante) 子牛 (소·코끼리·고래 등의) 새끼 veršelis, telyčaitė, (elnio, dramblio, banginio ir pan.) jauniklis teļš; (ziloņa, vaļa u.c.) mazulis anak binatang kalf kalv, (dyre)unge cielę filhote de viţel; pui de elefant; pui de balenă телёнок; детёныш teľa tele, mladič mladunče kalv ลูกวัว dana, buzağı, ...yavrusu 小牛；小象 теля; маля گائے ، ہاتھی یا وہیل کا بچھڑا con bê 小牛；小象

2 (alsoˈcalfskin) leather made from the skin of the young of a cow. kalfsleer جِلْدُ العِجِل телешки telecí kůže kalveskind das Kalbleder δέρμα μοσχαριού piel de becerro vasikanahk چرم گوساله vasikannahka (cuir de) veau עוֹר עֶגֶל बछड़े की खाल से बना चमड़ा teleća koža borjúbőr kulit kálfshúð, kálfskinn pelle di vitello 子牛の皮 송아지 가죽 veršena teļāda barangan kulit dari kulit lembu kalfsleer kalveskinn skóra cielęca couro piele de viţel телячья кожа teľacia koža telečje usnje teleća koža kalvskinn หนังลูกวัว dana derisi 小牛皮 теляча шкіра, опойок گائے کے بچھڑے کا چمڑا da bê thuộc 小牛皮

v calve [kaːv]

to give birth to a calf The cow calved last night. kalf تَلِدُ (البَقَرَه) отелвам се otelit se kælve kalben γεννώ μοσχαράκι parir(un becerro) poegima گوساله زاییدن؛ بچه زاییدن حیوانات vasikoida véler לְהַמלִיט बछड़े को जन्म देना oteliti se borjazik melahirkan kelfa, bera figliare, partorire 子牛を産む (소가) 새끼를 낳다 apsiveršiuoti, atsivesti jauniklį (elniuką, drambliuką ir pan.) atnesties melahirkan kalven kalve, føde cielić się parir a făta отелиться oteliť sa oteliti se oteliti se kalva ออกลูก (ใช้กับวัว) buzağılamak 生小牛 телитися بچھڑا دینا bò đẻ 生小牛