Added 9 October 2026

cow

/kaʊ/ noun

In Latin: vacca, bōs Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about cow at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Female of domestic cattle: "`moo-cow' is a child's term".
Mature female of mammals of which the male is called `bull'.
A large unpleasant woman.

verb

Subdue, restrain, or overcome by affecting with a feeling of awe; frighten (as with threats).

Origin

Inherited from Middle English cow, cou, from Old English cū (“cow”), from Proto-West Germanic *kō, from Proto-Germanic *kōz (“cow”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws (“cow”).

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cow

noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about cow at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

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noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about cow at Wordnik → Where our words come from →