leppy
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Meaning · English
A young animal, particularly a cow calf or bull calf, a lamb, or a colt, which has been abandoned or orphaned.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
When those big bands take off, the mares never come back for those leppies. We were branding one time and saw a little bunch move out and a mom left a leppy behind.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “leppy” mean?
A young animal, particularly a cow calf or bull calf, a lamb, or a colt, which has been abandoned or orphaned.
Is “leppy” formal or informal?
leppy is generally slang.