calf: Meaning and Definition of
calf
Pronunciation: (kaf, käf), [key]
— pl. calves
- the young of the domestic cow or other bovine animal.
- the young of certain other mammals, as the elephant, seal, and whale.
- calfskin leather.
- an awkward, silly boy or man.
- a mass of ice detached from a glacier, iceberg, or floe.
- (of a cow or other animal having calves) pregnant.
- to prepare an elaborate feast in welcome or celebration.
calf
Pronunciation: (kaf, käf), [key]
— pl. calves
- the fleshy part of the back of the human leg below the knee.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.