Definition of calf

• n. - The young of the cow, or of the Bovine family of quadrupeds. Also, the young of some other mammals, as of the elephant, rhinoceros, hippopotamus, and whale.
• n. - Leather made of the skin of the calf; especially, a fine, light-colored leather used in bookbinding; as, to bind books in calf.
• n. - An awkward or silly boy or young man; any silly person; a dolt.
• n. - A small island near a larger; as, the Calf of Man.
• n. - A small mass of ice set free from the submerged part of a glacier or berg, and rising to the surface.
• n. - The fleshy hinder part of the leg below the knee.
• n. - The young of the cow, or of the Bovine family of quadrupeds. Also, the young of some other mammals, as of the elephant, rhinoceros, hippopotamus, and whale.
• n. - Leather made of the skin of the calf; especially, a fine, light-colored leather used in bookbinding; as, to bind books in calf.
• n. - An awkward or silly boy or young man; any silly person; a dolt.
• n. - A small island near a larger; as, the Calf of Man.
• n. - A small mass of ice set free from the submerged part of a glacier or berg, and rising to the surface.
• n. - The fleshy hinder part of the leg below the knee.