calved

verb

past tense of calve
as in whelped

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  1. kidded
  2. sired
  3. kindled
  4. fathered
  5. generated
  6. bred
  7. begot
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  • Naturally, Kelly gets kidded about that as well.
    — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 June 2026
  • When Curt Cignetti was hired just more than two years ago, it was considered a smart move by the athletic department, but no one kidded themselves that Indiana was some sort of raucous fan sleeper cell just waiting to be activated.
    — Will Leitch, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Definition of kidded
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  • Gun Runner’s stable still has the brass nameplate of its former occupant, legendary 1977 Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew, who also sired an impressive line of runners.
    — Graham Cornwell, New York Times, 19 June 2026
  • There are several Nick Cannons — the TV host, the actor, the occasional hip-hop artist, the penitent, and, perhaps the most famous Cannon, the fertile father of 12 who sired five children in 2022 alone.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2026
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  • As the current Cartoonist Laureate of the state, she has been highly engaged in Vermont culture and history, and says her interest in this couple was kindled by Christopher Kaufman Ilstrup, director of Vermont Humanities, who encouraged her to tell their story.
    — Rob Salkowitz, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • The faith of these settlers kindled a fervent Protestant piety, found in the Great Revival of the Ohio Valley frontier.
    — Matthew Smith, The Conversation, 8 June 2026
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  • In October 2018, a source confirmed to PEOPLE that Wilson also fathered a daughter named Lyla with Varunie Vongsvirates.
    — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 10 July 2026
  • Wade also fathered another child with a third woman.
    — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2026
Definition of fathered
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  • If the measure passes, the costs of the audits would be paid via the revenues generated by the special tax.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • This horoscope was generated automatically using information from Sanctuary.
    — USA TODAY, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Definition of generated
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  • The animal, fizzing with the inexhaustible energy of a creature bred for hauling chockablock toboggans, was confined to a tiny pen, a mere twenty feet square, behind the neighbor’s trailer.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
  • One of the wolves also showed unusually low genetic diversity, something often associated with small, isolated populations or animals that may have been selectively bred.
    — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026
Definition of bred
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  • Lestat begat his first love, Nicolas de Lenfent, as well as Louis, Claudia, and another lover, Antoinette.
    — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 7 June 2026
  • After the unremarkable Chip Kelly recruiting era, which begat a slight bump under DeShaun Foster, what first-year coach Bob Chesney has done, before coaching a game, has been downright remarkable.
    — Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 9 May 2026
Definition of begot
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