Definition
cades
noun
- Plural of cade; a young animal (especially a lamb or calf) abandoned by its mother and raised by hand.
Usage: chiefly British and dialectal; often used in farming contexts
Examples
- The farmer bottle-fed the cades throughout the winter.
- Several cades were born on the farm after their mothers rejected them.
- She spent her mornings caring for the young cades in the barn.