—calf /kɑːf/ aep /kæf/
noun [C] (PLURAL calves) (ANIMAL)
B1 a young cow, or the young of various other large mammals such as elephants and whales
→ SEE ALSO CALVE(Cf. ↑calve)Thesaurus+: ↑Cattle and similar animalsThesaurus+: ↑Animal youngin calfF0 If a cow is in calf, it is pregnant.
Thesaurus+: ↑Animal reproductionnoun [C] (PLURAL calves) (LEG)
► C2 the thick curved part at the back of the human leg between the knee and the foot: » She's been unable to play since January because of a torn calf muscle.See picture: calf 
Thesaurus+: ↑The leg
- on-call
- on camera
- once
- once again
- once and for all
- once bitten, twice shy
- once in a blue moon
- once in a lifetime
- once-in-a-lifetime
- once in a while
- once more
- once or twice
- once-over
- once, twice, etc. removed
- once upon a time
- on charge
- oncogene
- oncologist
- oncology
- oncoming
- on condition that
- on consignment
- on course
- on cue
- on death row