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calfling

calfling noun: a small, young, or miniature calf.

Noun

calfling (plural calflings)

  1. A small, young, or miniature calf.
    • Nick observes the whale both with her calfling, and with Marty, but he does not communicate with her.1995, Canadian children's literature - Issue 77, Volume 21 - Issue 80, Volume 21 - Page 13
    • It was beautiful—the silver moon shone on the calfling while Dark- Eye licked her and I rubbed her with grass, and everything was shiny.2000, Donna Fletcher Crow, Glastonbury: The Novel of Christian England - Page 537

Forms of calfling

pluralcalflings

Origin of calfling

From calf + -ling.

Questions about calfling

What does calfling mean?
Calfling means a small, young, or miniature calf.
What part of speech is calfling?
Calfling is a noun.
What is the plural of calfling?
The plural of calfling is calflings.

Words near calfling in the dictionary

  1. calflagins
  2. calfless
  3. calflick
  4. calflicks
  5. calflike
  6. calfling
  7. calflings
  8. calfluxin
  9. calfmeat
  10. calfs
  11. calfskin

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