calfling

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noun

A small, young, or miniature calf.

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Meanings

nouncalfling (plural calflings)

plural calflings

  1. A small, young, or miniature calf.

    Nick observes the whale both with her calfling, and with Marty, but he does not communicate with her.

    1995, Canadian children's literature - Issue 77, Volume 21 - Issue 80, Volume 21 - Page 13
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    It was beautiful—the silver moon shone on the calfling while Dark- Eye licked her and I rubbed her with grass, and everything was shiny.

    2000, Donna Fletcher Crow, Glastonbury: The Novel of Christian England - Page 537

    His enemy. And if the man had hated his family before, this was going to make things worse. She looked over. Caught his gaze and smiled. 'It tastes lovely.' Hellfire and brimstone, he'd been staring like some besotted calfling.

    2012, Ann Lethbridge, The Laird's Forbidden Lady - Page 136

Origin

From calf + -ling.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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