Mooncalf Definition

mo͝onkăf, -käf
noun
An idiot or fool.
Webster's New World
A freak.
American Heritage

(now rare) An abnormal mass within the uterus; a false conception. [from 16th c.]

Wiktionary

A poorly-conceived idea or plan. [from 17th c.]

Wiktionary

A dreamer, someone absent-minded or distracted; a fool, simpleton. [from 17th c.]

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Other Word Forms of Mooncalf

Noun

Singular:
mooncalf
Plural:
mooncalves

Origin of Mooncalf

  • From moon +"Ž calf, after a superstition that the moon caused abnormal fetal developement.

    From Wiktionary

  • Earlier unformed embryo (from the supposed influence of the moon)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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