heifer

n.
A young cow, especially one that has not yet given birth to a calf.

[Middle English, from Old English hēahfore.]

Young female cattle up to the birth of first calf or in the lactation following the first calving. May be qualified as replacement, to enter the herd as a replacement for a culled cow, pregnant, maiden or spayed heifer. A springing heifer is in the last one or two weeks of pregnancy.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: young cow

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - kvie

Nederlands (Dutch)
vaars, jonge koe

Français (French)
n. - génisse

Deutsch (German)
n. - Färse

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - νεαρή αγελάδα (που δεν έχει γεννήσει πάνω από μια φορά), δαμάλα

Italiano (Italian)
giovenca

Português (Portuguese)
n. - novilha (f) (vitela) (Zool.)

Русский (Russian)
телка, жена, женщина

Español (Spanish)
n. - vaquilla, novilla

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kviga

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
小母牛

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 小母牛

한국어 (Korean)
n. - (3세 미만의 어린) 암소, 젊은 여자

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 若い雌牛, 女

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) عجله, بقرة صغيرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אשה (בצורה מעליבה, פוגעת), עגלה, פרה שילדה לכל היותר עגל אחד‬

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