Heifer

Definition

A young female cow that has not borne a calf.

Translations

AMአማርኛ

በሬ ሴት

ARالعربية

عجلة

BNবাংলা

বকনা গরু

CACatalà

vedella

CSČeština

mladá kráva

DADansk

kvige

DEDeutsch

Färse

ELΕλληνικά

νέα αγελάδα

ESEspañol

novilla

FAفارسی

گاو جوان

FISuomi

nuori lehmä

FRFrançais

génisse

GUGU

યુવાન ગાય

HAHA

buhuwa

HEעברית

עגלה צעירה

HIहिन्दी

गाय

HUMagyar

juhatnövér

IDBahasa Indonesia

sapi muda

IGIG

ehi

ITItaliano

giovenca

JA日本語

雌牛

KKKK

ұл

KMKM

ពពៀង

KO한국어

암소

MRMR

छोटी गाय

MSBahasa Melayu

lembu muda

MYမြန်မာ

နွားငယ်မ

NLNederlands

vaars

NONorsk

kvige

PAPA

ਬਛੜਾ

PLPolski

jałówka

PTPortuguês

novilha

RORomână

viţea

RUРусский

телка

SVSvenska

kviga

SWKiswahili

ndama

TAதமிழ்

இளைய பசு

TEతెలుగు

చిన్న ఆవ

THไทย

วัวตัวเมีย

TLTL

baka

TRTürkçe

genç inek

UKУкраїнська

нетель

URاردو

نوجوان گائے

VITiếng Việt

bò cái non

YOYO

abo

ZH中文

小母牛

ZUZU

inkosikazi

Ethical Language Guidance

Gender History

Heifer is etymologically neutral (Old English for young female cattle). However, 'heifer' has been used historically as a dehumanizing slur for women, reducing them to animal status in misogynistic language.

Inclusive Usage

Use descriptively for bovine animals only. In human contexts, avoid entirely due to dehumanizing history.

Inclusive Alternatives

["young woman","girl","person"]