The cow in your dream mainly stands for obedience and domesticity, not attempting to go outside the boundaries of a normal, peaceful life. Moreover, the cow may symbolize obedience without questioning, humbleness and servitude to authorities, people in higher positions at work etc.

At the same time, the cow is in many cases associated with the mother figure which cares for her offsprings. Therefore, if your dream is populated by a cow, then you want to care for family or friends, to protect them against all kinds of problems and enemies and make their life easier. Or it may be the other way around, the cow appearing in the dream of an individual who feels the need to be protected and guided through life.

If in your dreams a cow is milked by other people, this means that there are people around you who want to take advantage of any kind of situation and use it in their favor. They will also attempt to take advantage of you and use you to attain their own goals. If in your dream you yourself milk the cow, then you are one of those who would do anything to serve your interest, especially your financial interest.

People who have dreams of aggressive cows have been deprived of family love and caring, therefore they desperately need someone to fill this gap in their emotional life, even if this wish is hidden deep down inside and they may not realize it. Also, dreams which comprise cows with a skeleton face illustrate the lack of mother and family love in one's life.

If a cow appears in dreams of single, childless women this means that the particular women are too self-centered and preoccupied with themselves to offer love and protection to the others. They should reconsider their way of seeing things and the way they treat the others, as they may be left behind and at the risk of leading a lonely life in the future.

A herd of cows in a dream symbolizes the individual's wish and need to belong to a group, to have many friends and be surrounded by a group of people.