calf

5 definitions • 2 examples

a young cow, or the young of various other large mammals such as elephants and whales

If a cow is in calf, it is pregnant:

Two of the herd were in calf.

the thick curved part at the back of the human leg between the knee and the foot:

She's been unable to play since January because of a torn calf muscle.

a young cow, or the young of various other large mammals, including elephants and whales

the curved part of the back of the human leg below the knee