heifer

Senso (Inglese)

1. A young female cow, (particularly) one over one year old but which has not calved.
2. (obsolete) A wife.
3. (informal) A cow as in an unattractive or unpleasant woman.

sinonimi

young cow

cow

🐮

calf

ox

🐂

stirk

neat

female calf

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈhɛfə(ɹ)/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: heyfre

Ereditato da inglese antico: heahfore

In summary

Inherited from Middle English heyfre, hayfre, heyfer, from Old English hēahfore, hēahfru, of disputed origin; see the Old English entry for more discussion.