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kalf.

a calf (young cow or bull; young bovine)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/kɑlf/
  1. a calf (young cow or bull; young bovine)

    neuter
  2. a calf (young elephant; young deer; young of certain marine mammals)

    neuter
  3. a lintel

    neuter
  4. a Calvinist

    derogatory · neuter · obsolete
  5. an idiot, a dimwit

    Belgium · derogatory · neuter
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch calf, from Old Dutch calf, from Proto-West Germanic *kalb, from Proto-Germanic *kalbaz.

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