(kaf, käf) noun plural calves (kavz, kävz)
1. The young of the cow or various other bovine animals. ◆ Collateral adjective: vituline.
2. The young of various large mammals, as the elephant, whale, hippopotamus, etc.
3. The skin of the calf, or leather made from it: also calfskin.
4. Colloq. A raw, gawky, witless young person; a blockhead; dolt.
5. A floating fragment of ice near an iceberg.
—the golden calf
1. The molten image made by Aaron and worshiped by the Israelites. Ex. xxxii.
2. Riches, as unduly prized; mammon. [OE cealf]

(kaf, käf) noun plural calves (kavz, kävz)
The muscular hinder part of the human leg below the knee. ◆ Collateral adjective: sural. [<ON kālfi]