heifer

[ hef-er ]

noun

1. a young cow over one year old that has not produced a calf.

heifer

/ ˈhɛfə /

noun

1. a young cow

Word History and Origins

Origin of heifer¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English hayfre, heighfer, Old English hēa(h)f(o)re; of uncertain origin; perhaps equivalent to hēah “high” + -fore (perhaps akin to Greek póris “heifer”); high ( def )

Word History and Origins

Origin of heifer¹

Old English heahfore; related to Greek poris calf; see high

Example Sentences

His brother, David Workman, killed in a fall off a cliff as he rode a mule in the dark in search of a lost heifer.

From Los Angeles Times

Then in June, officials confirmed that wolves killed a heifer on private land in the county.

From Seattle Times

“Nobody is buying what that heifer is selling,” Mr. Cheung wrote on X.

From Washington Times

Boyle Reservoir, a black heifer lying on her side in the dusty brown earth heaved a tiny head sticky with amniotic fluid from her birth canal.

From Seattle Times

On that October morning in 2018, Ethan found his father dead in the heifer shed, his raincoat draped neatly over a door nearby.

From New York Times