Calf drinks milk from mother.

Meaning: This sentence is about a calf drinking milk from its mother. Calves rely on their mothers for milk as their primary source of nutrition.

Choice of Words: Calf is a baby cow, drinks means to swallow liquid, milk is a liquid food produced by cows, mother is the female parent of a calf.

Alternative Expressions

The baby cow drinks milk from its mom.

Meaning: This means the same thing as the first sentence, but it uses different words.

Choice of Words: Baby cow is another way to say calf, drinks means to swallow liquid, milk is a white liquid that comes from a mother cow, and mom is a short way to say mother. When you put them together, "The baby cow drinks milk from its mom" means a young cow is swallowing the white liquid that comes from its female parent.

A young cow gets its food from its mother by drinking her milk.

Meaning: This means the same thing as the first two sentences, but it uses different words and explains why the calf is drinking milk.

Choice of Words: Young cow is another way to say calf, gets its food means to eat or drink something to stay alive, mother is a female parent, and milk is a white liquid that comes from a mother cow. When you put them together, "A young cow gets its food from its mother by drinking her milk" means a young cow is eating or drinking the white liquid that comes from its female parent to stay alive.

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