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Why is our lower leg called a calf and a baby cow called a calf?
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∙ 11y ago
In English, many words have double meanings. Historically, "calf" was documented as referring to the back of the lower leg around the years 1350 and 1425. It comes from the old Norse word "Kalfi." Calf is also used to refer to muscles in the lower leg.
Calf was used to refer to the young of cows and some other mammals before the year 900. It comes from W. Gmc "kalam."
So, though they come from different countries at different times, the words both were translated into "calf" in the English language.
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What is a baby calf called?
Baby cattle are called calves.
What is the English baby cow?
A baby cow is called a calf, in English.
What is the young cow?
A young cow, in the sense of it being female, is called a heifer. Heifers remain so until they have had a calf. However in the more general sense, a young "cow" is called a calf.
What is a baby African elephant called?
The name for a baby elephant is calf. The elephant's mother would be called a cow, and the father would be called a bull.
What is the cow's son called?
A "daddy cow" is known as the sire. In actuality, cows are mature female bovines, or the "mommy cow," or more properly known as the dam. Bulls are intact/mature male bovines, hence being the "daddy cow" or sire of a calf or next-generation bull, steer, cow or heifer.
What is a baby cow and a mother cow called?
The baby is called a calf and mother is a cow. Together they are called a cow-calf pair, or "mom and baby."
What is a baby calf called?
Baby cattle are called calves.
What is the English baby cow?
A baby cow is called a calf, in English.
What are malefemale and baby dolphins called?
A male dolphin is called a bull a female is a cow and a baby is a calf
What is the name of a cow's baby?
The name of a baby cow is a Calf
Is a whale's baby called a cow?
I think only a grown female whale is called a cow The baby is a "calf".
What is the baby called for a moose?
== == The baby moose are called calves. (Female moose are called cows.)
What is the name of a cow who has had a baby?
The name of a baby cow is a calf (plural: calves)
What is call the baby of the cow called?
The meat from a calf (not really a "baby" either) is called veal.
Is a baby cow called a heifer?
A calf is a heifer calf if it's female, a bull calf if it's male.
How do you call the baby of giraffe?
A baby giraffe is called a calf just like a baby cow.
What is a baby elephant's name?
A baby elephant is called a calf just like a baby cow.
