A young cow or bull. / Leather made of the skin of the calf; especially, a fine, light-coloured leather used in bookbinding.

(anatomy) The back of the leg below the knee. / The muscle in the back of the leg below the knee.

(nonstandard) plural of calf

A young heifer or bull which has been orphaned or abandoned; it must therefore be adopted by another cow, steal milk, or be bottle-fed in order to survive, and is therefore often a runt.

puppy love

plural of calf bone

(anatomy) The smaller of the two bones in the lower leg, the fibula.

(Old Testament) A golden image of a calf, made by Aaron and worshipped by the Israelites. / (by extension) Money as an end in itself; mammon.

(obsolete) The common seal, Phoca vitulina.

Alternative spelling of sea calf, Phoca vitulina.