Pup vs Calf - What's the difference?
pup | calf |
A young dog, wolf, fox, seal, shark and some other animals.
A young, inexperienced person.
Any cute dog, regardless of age.
A short semi-trailer used jointly with a dolly and another semi-trailer to create a twin trailer.
To give birth to pups.
A young cow or bull.
Leather made of the skin of the calf; especially, a fine, light-coloured leather used in bookbinding.
A young elephant, seal or whale (also used of some other animals).
A chunk of ice broken off of a larger glacier, ice shelf, or iceberg.
A small island, near a larger island.
A cabless railroad engine.
(informal, dated) An awkward or silly boy or young man; any silly person; a dolt.
* Drayton
(anatomy) The back of the leg below the knee.
The muscle in the back of the leg below the knee.
* 1988 , Steve Holman, "Christian Conquers Columbus", , 47 (6): 28-34.
As nouns the difference between pup and calf
is that pup is a young dog, wolf, fox, seal, shark and some other animals while calf is a young cow or bull.As a verb pup
is to give birth to pups.pup
English
(wikipedia pup)Noun
(en noun)- The dog has had that bed since he was just a pup .
- The new teacher is a mere pup .
- My pup likes to run as fast as he can, yet cannot always stop in time!
Verb
(en-verb)See also
* puppy * pup tent English palindromes ----calf
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) cealf, from (etyl) .Noun
(en-noun)- (Kane)
- the Calf of Man
- some silly, doting, brainless calf
Synonyms
*Derived terms
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* cow * vealEtymology 2
(etyl) kalfi, possibly derived from the same Germanic root as ().Noun
(en-noun)- Sure, his calves are a little weak, but the rest of his physique is so overwhelming, he should place high.