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heifer

noun
HEF-er/ˈhɛfə(ɹ)/UKHEF-uh/ˈhɛfə(ɹ)/

Pluralheifers

3 meanings of heifer

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  1. 1
    young cownouncountable
    A young female cow, especially one over a year old that has not had a calf yet.

    The farmer bought a heifer at the county fair.

    Our three heifers will have their first calves next spring.

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  2. 2
    insult (woman)nounslangderogatorycountable
    A rude name for a woman who someone thinks is ugly or unpleasant.

    Get out of my kitchen, you lazy heifer!

    I'm not sitting next to that heifer again. She was rude to everyone at the party.

    Similarcow

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  3. 3
    nounobsolete
    A wife, the woman someone is married to.
    Her, whom I shall choose for my heicfar.
    1609, Ben Jonson, “Epicoene, or The Silent Woman. A Comœdie.”Here, heicfar means a wife.
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Origin

From Middle English heyfre, which came from Old English hēahfore. Where the Old English word came from is not certain.

Checked 31 Oct 2026 · 3 facts