calves

A young cow or bull.

Leather made of the skin of the calf; especially, a fine, light-coloured leather used in bookbinding.

A young deer, elephant, seal, whale or giraffe (also used of some other animals).

A chunk of ice broken from a larger glacier, ice shelf, or iceberg.

A small island, near a larger island.

“the Calf of Man”

A cabless railroad engine.

An awkward or silly boy or young man; any silly person; a dolt.

The back of the leg below the knee.

The muscle in the back of the leg below the knee.

To give birth to a calf

To assist in a cow's giving birth to a calf

To give birth to (a calf)

(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)

“The glacier was starting to calve even as we watched.”

(especially of an iceberg) to break off

“The sea was dangerous because of icebergs calving off the nearby glacier.”

(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 glacier was starting to calve an iceberg even as we watched.”