heifer

/ˈhefə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈhefər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈhe-fər/ (ame, mw)

heifer — noun

  • heifersingular
  • heifersplural

1. a female cow in the life stage between calf and full adult: she has produced no

1.名詞C2
釋義

a female cow in the life stage between calf and full adult: she has produced no calf yet, or at most one.

例句

Kenji raised three black-and-white heifers on his dairy farm in Hokkaido.

countable plural: heifers in a working farm scene

Each spring, the auction barn fills with farmers bidding on healthy young heifers.

collocation: young heifer (typical modifier even though redundant)

同義詞
  • young cow

    everyday phrasing non-farmers use when 'heifer' would feel too technical

反義詞
  • cow

    adult female that has already given birth more than once

  • bull

    adult male

用法筆記

Distinguish from 'calf' (a baby cow of either sex) and 'cow' (an adult female that has already calved more than once). Mostly used by farmers, vets, and people working in agriculture.

常見錯誤

❌The bull gave birth to a heifer.
✅The cow gave birth to a calf.
💡a newborn cow of either sex is a 'calf'; 'heifer' is reserved for a young female that has not yet had a baby.