Mooncalf
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈmuːnkɑːf/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Mooncalf is a noun meaning (now rare) An abnormal mass within the uterus; a false conception.
Meaning
(now rare) An abnormal mass within the uterus; a false conception.
More Meanings
- A poorly conceived idea or plan.
- A dreamer, someone absent-minded or distracted; a fool, simpleton.
Example Sentences
He slipped it softly onto her unresisting finger and, like the unwise moncalf he was, kissed it.
But I can think of no one but a mooncalf or a gaby Who would trust their own child to raise a baby.
Thou art very Trinculo indeed! How camest thou to be the siege of this moon-calf? Can he vent Trinculos?
“[…] you’re a jobbernowl and a doodle, a maundering mooncalf and a blockheaded numps, a gaby and a loon; you’re a Hatter!” I shrieked the last epithet.
Word Forms
- mooncalves
- moon-calf
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include moon-calf, calfhood, haircalf, moonchild, cowl, cowling.
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