Plural of heifer
regular plural
The plural of heifer is heifers.
Forms of heifer
| Singular | heifer /ˈhɛfə(ɹ)/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | heifers |
| Countable | countable |
Heifers in a sentence
- The whole herd is out to pasture right now — the cows, calves, and heifers are out back, and the bulls are down by the creek.From the entry cow
- At this time of the year the heifers and stores looked grown beasts at this distance.2013 [1978], P. M. Hubbard, The Quiet River, republished edition, Orion Publishing Group, →ISBN. From the entry store
- Briefly, abattoir-derived ovaries from cows and heifers were collected and transported in thermocontainers in sterile saline at about 33°C.2016 January 30, “Characterization of SCF-Complex during Bovine Preimplantation Development”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI. From the entry thermocontainers
- They sounded like a whole laneful of heifers.1968, Irene E. Cory, Pawdie, page 85. From the entry laneful
- There were six young heifers that had just calved.1933, Frank Clune, Try Anything Once, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 25. From the entry bail up
Meaning of heifer
- noun A young female cow, (particularly) one over one year old but which has not calved.
- noun A wife.
- noun An unattractive or unpleasant woman.
Questions about the plural of heifer
- What is the plural of heifer?
- The plural of heifer is heifers.
- Is heifer countable?
- Heifer is a countable noun.
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