| calf | | |
| n. (animal) | 1. calf | young of domestic cattle. |
| ~ young mammal | any immature mammal. |
| ~ bos taurus, cattle, cows, kine, oxen | domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age.; "so many head of cattle"; "wait till the cows come home"; "seven thin and ill-favored kine"; "a team of oxen" |
| ~ dogie, dogy, leppy | motherless calf in a range herd of cattle. |
| ~ maverick | an unbranded range animal (especially a stray calf); belongs to the first person who puts a brand on it. |
| ~ veal, veau | meat from a calf. |
| n. (body) | 2. calf, sura | the muscular back part of the shank. |
| ~ skeletal muscle, striated muscle | a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes. |
| ~ shank | the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle. |
| ~ mid-calf | the middle of the calf; half way between the knee and ankle. |
| ~ gastrocnemius, gastrocnemius muscle | the muscle in the back part of the leg that forms the greater part of the calf; responsible for the plantar flexion of the foot. |
| ~ soleus, soleus muscle | a broad flat muscle in the calf of the leg under the gastrocnemius muscle. |
| ~ achilles tendon, tendon of achilles | a large tendon that runs from the heel to the calf. |
| n. (substance) | 3. calf, calfskin | fine leather from the skin of a calf. |
| ~ leather | an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning. |
| ~ box calf | black calfskin leather tanned with chromium salts. |
| n. (animal) | 4. calf | young of various large placental mammals e.g. whale or giraffe or elephant or buffalo. |
| ~ young mammal | any immature mammal. |
| kid | | |
| n. (person) | 1. child, fry, kid, minor, nestling, nipper, shaver, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, youngster | a young person of either sex.; "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngster" |
| ~ child's body | the body of a human child. |
| ~ juvenile, juvenile person | a young person, not fully developed. |
| ~ bairn | a child: son or daughter. |
| ~ buster | a robust child. |
| ~ changeling | a child secretly exchanged for another in infancy. |
| ~ child prodigy, infant prodigy, wonder child | a prodigy whose talents are recognized at an early age.; "Mozart was a child prodigy" |
| ~ foster-child, foster child, fosterling | a child who is raised by foster parents. |
| ~ scamp, imp, monkey, rapscallion, rascal, scalawag, scallywag | one who is playfully mischievous. |
| ~ kiddy | a young child. |
| ~ orphan | a child who has lost both parents. |
| ~ peanut | a young child who is small for his age. |
| ~ picaninny, piccaninny, pickaninny | (ethnic slur) offensive term for a Black child. |
| ~ poster child | a child afflicted by some disease or deformity whose picture is used on posters to raise money for charitable purposes.; "she was the poster child for muscular dystrophy" |
| ~ kindergartener, kindergartner, preschooler | a child who attends a preschool or kindergarten. |
| ~ silly | a word used for misbehaving children.; "don't be a silly" |
| ~ sprog | a child. |
| ~ bambino, toddler, yearling, tot | a young child. |
| ~ urchin | poor and often mischievous city child. |
| ~ street child, waif | a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned.; "street children beg or steal in order to survive" |
| n. (substance) | 2. kid, kidskin | soft smooth leather from the hide of a young goat.; "kid gloves" |
| ~ leather | an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning. |
| n. (person) | 3. kid, kyd, thomas kid, thomas kyd | English dramatist (1558-1594). |
| ~ dramatist, playwright | someone who writes plays. |
| n. (person) | 4. child, kid | a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age.; "they had three children"; "they were able to send their kids to college" |
| ~ family unit, family | primary social group; parents and children.; "he wanted to have a good job before starting a family" |
| ~ army brat | the child of a career officer of the United States Army. |
| ~ babe, baby, infant | a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.; "the baby began to cry again"; "she held the baby in her arms"; "it sounds simple, but when you have your own baby it is all so different" |
| ~ female offspring | a child who is female. |
| ~ male offspring, man-child | a child who is male. |
| ~ offspring, progeny, issue | the immediate descendants of a person.; "she was the mother of many offspring"; "he died without issue" |
| ~ stepchild | a child of your spouse by a former marriage. |
| n. (animal) | 5. kid | young goat. |
| ~ caprine animal, goat | any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns. |
| v. (communication) | 6. kid, pull the leg of | tell false information to for fun.; "Are you pulling my leg?" |
| ~ cod, dupe, put one across, put one over, befool, gull, slang, take in, fool, put on | fool or hoax.; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!" |
| v. (communication) | 7. banter, chaff, jolly, josh, kid | be silly or tease one another.; "After we relaxed, we just kidded around" |
| ~ bait, razz, tantalise, tantalize, taunt, twit, cod, tease, rag, rally, ride | harass with persistent criticism or carping.; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie" |
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