calves

• fathers
• hams
• herd
• kids
• kittens
• litters
• oxen
• pups
• shanks
• shins
• sires
• thighs
• whelps

• aborts
• loses
• miscarries

• noun
1. A young cow or bull.
2. Leather made of the skin of the calf; especially, a fine, light-coloured leather used in bookbinding.
3. A young deer, elephant, seal, whale or giraffe (also used of some other animals).
4. A chunk of ice broken from a larger glacier, ice shelf, or iceberg.
5. A small island, near a larger island.
6. A cabless railroad engine.
7. An awkward or silly boy or young man; any silly person; a dolt.
8. The back of the leg below the knee.
9. The muscle in the back of the leg below the knee.
• verb
1. To give birth to a calf.
2. To assist in a cow's giving birth to a calf.
3. To give birth to (a calf).
4. (especially of an ice shelf, a glacier, an ice sheet, or even an iceberg) to shed a large piece, e.g. an iceberg or a smaller block of ice (coming off an iceberg).
5. (especially of an iceberg) to break off.
6. (especially of an ice shelf, a glacier, an ice sheet, or even an iceberg) to shed (a large piece, e.g. an iceberg); to set loose (a mass of ice), e.g. a block of ice (coming off an iceberg).

• The farmer was excited to see that his cows had given birth to several healthy calves.
• In the spring, the fields are filled with playful calves running around.
• The veterinary team checked on the calves to ensure they were growing strong and healthy.
• She observed how the calves followed their mothers closely, learning to graze and navigate their environment.
• After the cows had calved, the barn was busy with the new calves and their mothers.

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