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1. Giving birth to a calf

1. Give birth to (a calf)
   "the whales calve at this time of year";
   - have young
    
2. Release ice
   "The icebergs and glaciers calve";
   - break up

Derived forms: calvings

Type of: bear, birth, birthing, deliver, divide, give birth, giving birth, have, part, parturition, separate

Encyclopedia: Calving