calving

• kidding
• kindling
• pupping
• whelping

• aborting
• losing

• 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).
• noun
  1. The act of giving birth to a calf.
  2. The breaking away of a mass of ice from an iceberg, glacier etc.

• The process of calving is crucial for maintaining a healthy herd of cattle.
• Glaciologists study the calving of icebergs to understand climate change.
• During the spring, many farmers are busy with the calving season.
• The documentary showed a dramatic scene of a whale calving in the ocean.
• The veterinarian was called to assist with the difficult calving of a cow.

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