calflike

adj

Etymology

From calf + -like.

  1. inherited from *kalbaz
  2. inherited from *kalb
  3. inherited from cælf
  4. inherited from calf
  5. suffixed as calflike — “calf + like

Definitions

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a calf (young cow), as figurative in being young, naive,…

    Resembling or characteristic of a calf (young cow), as figurative in being young, naive, etc.

    • a calflike infatuation with the girl next door

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