give birth vs calve

calve vs give birth

give birth and calve both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
give birth	No	No	Yes	No
calve	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, calve is a hyponym of give birth; that is, calve is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than give birth:

give birth: cause to be born
calve: give birth to (a calf)

Other hyponyms of give birth include twin, drop, foal, cub, kitten, lamb, litter, pup, whelp, farrow, pig, fawn, have young, bear, carry, expect, gestate, have a bun in the oven.

give birth (verb)	calve (verb)
cause to be born	give birth to (a calf)
create or produce an idea	release ice

Difference between give birth and calve

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