Calfling

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A small, young, or miniature calf.

    "Nick observes the whale both with her calfling, and with Marty, but he does not communicate with her."

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"Nick observes the whale both with her calfling, and with Marty, but he does not communicate with her."

Etymology

From calf + -ling.

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