calflike

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adjective

Resembling or characteristic of a calf (young cow), as figurative in being young, naive, etc.

“a calflike infatuation with the girl next door”

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Meanings

adjectivecalflike (comparative more calflike, superlative most calflike)

comparative more calflike · superlative most calflike

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a calf (young cow), as figurative in being young, naive, etc.

    a calflike infatuation with the girl next door

Origin

From calf + -like.

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Translations

Portuguese abezerrado
  • abezerradoresembling a calf
Welsh lloaidd
  • lloaiddresembling a calf
Cite this entry
APA

calflike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calflike

MLA

“calflike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calflike. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “calflike,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calflike.

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