cowlets

Noun

cowlet (plural cowlets)

1. A young or little cow; a female calf.
   • —Chicago boasts of a citizen of fine discrimination and delicacy, who, riding in the suburbs with his best girl, passed a stable in the door of which stood a couple of calves. “See,” said the young lady, “those two cute little cowlets.” “Those are not cowlets, Araminta; they are bullets.”1886, Hamilton Literary Magazine, Clippings, page 110

   Synonyms:

   cowling