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Added 7 October 2026

calf

/kɑːf/ noun

In Latin: vitulus, vitula, vitellus Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about calf at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A young cow or bull of any bovid, such as domestic cattle or buffalo.
Leather made of the skin of domestic calves; especially, a fine, light-coloured leather used in bookbinding.
The young of various animals, especially elephant, giraffe, reindeer, seal, or whale .

noun

The back of the leg below the knee.
The muscle in the back of the leg below the knee.

Origin

From Middle English calf, from Anglian Old English cælf, calf (West Saxon ċealf), from Proto-West Germanic *kalb, from Proto-Germanic *kalbaz, further etymology unknown.

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