English Etymology 1 Noun calf A young cow. A young elephant, seal or whale (also used of some other animals) Related words cow veal Translations Breton: leue m -où pl (1) Danish: kalv (cow or leg sense?) Dutch: kalf n (1) French: veau m (1) Frisian: keal n (1) German: Kalb n (1) Spanish: ternera f (1) Etymology 2 Noun calf (Anatomy) The back of the leg below the knee. Translations Breton: kof-gar m kofoù-gar / kofoù-divhar pl Danish: kalv (cow or leg sense?) Dutch: kuit m French: mollet m German: Waden m Italian: polpaccio m Spanish: pantorrilla f