baby cow

Heifer's little one

A baby cow is a calf—a young bovine, typically under a year old.

The phrase is informal and often used by children or adults unfamiliar with livestock terminology: Look at the baby cows in that field!

In agricultural contexts, calf is standard.

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  • calfJuvenile cow or leg part
  • vealYoung calf meat
  • mooBovine vocalization
  • udderMammalian mammary organ
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wobbly · pasture · barn · family farm · bovine · newborn · first steps · herd · milk · suckling · farm · cattle · hooves · spotted · dairy · hay · fence · grazing

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life stage/maturity

baby cowbull

Steer before castration

steer · ox · cow · breeding bull · heifer

Family

baby, cow, babies, babied, babying, babyish, cows, cowed, cowing

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G