Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mooncalf

/ˈmuːnkɑːf/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: moon-calf
IPA: /ˈmuːnkɑːf/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An abnormal mass within the uterus; a false conception.

Archaic

noun

A poorly conceived idea or plan.

noun

A dreamer, someone absent-minded or distracted; a fool, simpleton.

Example Sentences

"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."
"But I can think of no one but a mooncalf or a gaby Who would trust their own child to raise a baby."
"He slipped it softly onto her unresisting finger and, like the unwise moncalf he was, kissed it."

Etymology

From moon + calf, after a superstition that the moon caused abnormal fetal development.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈmuːnkɑːf/

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

mooncalves (plural) moon-calf (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

moon moonstruck moonbat

Questions

How do you pronounce mooncalf?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmuːnkɑːf/.
What does mooncalf mean?: An abnormal mass within the uterus; a false conception.
Where does mooncalf come from?: From moon + calf, after a superstition that the moon caused abnormal fetal development.

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