calf love

SEE SYNONYMS FOR calf love ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

puppy love.

Origin of calf love

First recorded in 1815–25

Words nearby calf love

calescent, Calexico, calf, calf bone, calf diphtheria, calf love, calf roping, calf's-foot jelly, calfskin, calf's tongue, Calgary

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for calf love

The cause which the flag stands for may be foolish and fleeting; the love may be calf-love, and last for a week.
A Chesterton Calendar|G. K. Chesterton
The manifestations of what is known as "calf-love" commonly occur quite independently of any thought of sexual contact.
The Sexual Life of the Child|Albert Moll
I would only fain try a years probation in case its but calf-love.
The Entail|John Galt
Just after I was put to my apprenticeship, having made free choice of the tailoring trade, I had a terrible stound of calf-love.
Amusing Prose Chap Books|Various

You don't know what a man is; you with your calf-love a day old.
Romance|Joseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer

British Dictionary definitions for calf love

calf love

noun

temporary infatuation or love of an adolescent for a member of the opposite sexAlso called: puppy love

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	calf love
释义	calf love SEE SYNONYMS FOR calf love ON THESAURUS.COM noun puppy love. Origin of calf love First recorded in 1815–25 Words nearby calf love calescent, Calexico, calf, calf bone, calf diphtheria, calf love, calf roping, calf's-foot jelly, calfskin, calf's tongue, Calgary Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for calf love The cause which the flag stands for may be foolish and fleeting; the love may be calf-love, and last for a week. A Chesterton Calendar\|G. K. Chesterton The manifestations of what is known as "calf-love" commonly occur quite independently of any thought of sexual contact. The Sexual Life of the Child\|Albert Moll I would only fain try a years probation in case its but calf-love. The Entail\|John Galt Just after I was put to my apprenticeship, having made free choice of the tailoring trade, I had a terrible stound of calf-love. Amusing Prose Chap Books\|Various You don't know what a man is; you with your calf-love a day old. Romance\|Joseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer British Dictionary definitions for calf love calf love noun temporary infatuation or love of an adolescent for a member of the opposite sexAlso called: puppy love Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to calf love crush, infatuation
随便看	adiaphorous adiathermancy adichie adie adient adie's pupil adie syndrome adieu adige adi granth ad infinitum ad initium ad int. ad interim adios adip- adipate adipic acid adipo- adipocele adipocellular adipocere adipocerite adipocyte adipogenesis

calf love

noun

Origin of calf love

Words nearby calf love

Example sentences from the Web for calf love

British Dictionary definitions for calf love

noun

Words related to calf love