mooncalf

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmuːnˌkɑːf/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mo̅o̅n′kaf′, -käf′)

Inflections of 'mooncalf' (n): npl: mooncalves

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
moon•calf  (mo̅o̅n′kaf′, -käf′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -calves. 
  1. a congenitally grossly deformed and mentally defective person.
  2. a foolish person.
  3. a person who spends time idly daydreaming.
  • moon + calf1 1555–65

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
mooncalf /ˈmuːnˌkɑːf/ n ( pl -calves /-ˌkɑːvz/)
  1. a person lacking intelligence
  2. a person who idles time away
  3. obsolete a freak or monster
Synonyms: idiot, fool, more...

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