heifer
noun
a young cow over one year old that has not produced a calf.
heifers
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pluralof heifer.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The team started with a group of 20 Holstein dairy heifers ranging from three to six months old, who had previous experience in the cattle chute area and with human handling.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 14, 2024
The number of heifers, or young female cows, in U.S. feedlots as of Oct.
From Reuters ● Nov. 10, 2023
With the temperature in the mid-90s, the 52-year-old Texan found the bull — whose nickname reflects his owner’s affection for the late Rev. Billy Graham — and 11 heifers cooling under a canopy of trees.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 2, 2022
A group of heifers moved into the land behind her house in Fife, and before long she knew that she wanted to become a farmer.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2022
Pa would not kill either of his calves, because they were heifers and would grow into cows.
From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder
