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Definitions for Calves

[1] plural of calf1.
[2] plural of calf2.
[3] the young of the domestic cow or other bovine animal.
[4] the young of certain other mammals, as the elephant, seal, and whale.
[5] calfskin leather.
[6] Informal . an awkward, silly boy or man.
[7] a mass of ice detached from a glacier, iceberg, or floe.
[8] to give birth to a calf: The cow is expected to calve tomorrow.
[9] (of a glacier, an iceberg, etc.) to break up or splinter so as to produce a detached piece.
[10] to give birth to (a calf).
[11] (of a glacier, an iceberg, etc.) to break off or detach (a piece): The glacier calved an iceberg.
[12] the fleshy part of the back of the human leg below the knee.
[13] the plural of calf 1 , calf 2
[14] to give birth to (a calf)
[15] (of a glacier or iceberg) to release (masses of ice) in breaking up
[16] the young of cattle, esp domestic cattle Related adjective: vituline
[17] the young of certain other mammals, such as the buffalo, elephant, giraffe, and whale
[18] a large piece of floating ice detached from an iceberg, etc
[19] kill the fatted calf to celebrate lavishly, esp as a welcome
[20] another name for calfskin
[21] the thick fleshy part of the back of the leg between the ankle and the knee Related adjective: sural

Words related to Calves

shin, foreleg, yearling, maverick, heifer, veal, dogie, freemartin

Words nearby Calves

calvarium, calvary, calvary cross, calve, calvert, calves, calvin, calvin cycle, calvin, john, calvinism, calvino

Origin of Calves

f21275–1325; Middle English < Old Norse kalfi; akin to calf1

Other words from Calves

calf·less , adjective
calf·like , adjective

Word origin for Calves

fC14: from Old Norse kalfi

Synonyms for Calves

shin, foreleg