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Definition of heifer noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

heifer

noun
 
/ˈhefə(r)/
 
/ˈhefər/
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  1. a young female cow that has not yet had a calf or has had only one calfTopics Animalsc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryHeifer is used before these nouns:
    • calf
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    Word OriginOld English heahfore, of unknown origin.
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