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heifer

/ˈhaɪfə/HIGH-fur
/ˈhaɪfɚ/HIGH-fur

Meaningyoung cow

Common meaning: young female cow that has not had a calf

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishhedhfore‘young cow’source
  2. Middle Englishhekferesource
  3. Englishheifer‘young female cow that has not had a calf’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English hedhfore ‘young cow’.

Roots

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