calf-love

noun

Definition of calf-lovenext
as in puppy love

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  1. puppy love
  2. flirtation
  3. entanglement
Noun
  • And for a few minutes in Kyiv, cultures, death and geopolitics yielded to the power of sweetness and puppy love, as well as the symbolism of resilience and protection.
    — Laurie Kellman, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
  • There's nothing like puppy love — and that goes for the famous four-legged friends, too!
    — Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 9 May 2026
Definition of puppy love
Noun
  • Yet these survivors are so hard-wired to be fearful of their neighbors that Hig and Cima’s rusty, tentative flirtation takes place under the gaze of her daddy’s gun, a heck of a chaperone.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Now, in Season 2, Issa is on the lookout for signs that her boyfriend is crushing on another housemate, while Anton and Paul Baker keep a watchful eye on one another, as much to quell further flirtation as to savor it.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of flirtation
Noun
  • Stars Dakota Fanning as a woman whose relationship with her boyfriend hits a rough patch just as her ex reappears in her life, leading to messy entanglements in the Alaskan wilderness.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2026
  • But the company’s earnings call on Wednesday also underscored the financial entanglements between the chipmaker, the hyperscalers and the rest of the AI industry.
    — Benjamin Guggenheim, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of entanglement
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“Calf-love.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calf-love. Accessed 3 Sep. 2026.

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