calve vs kid

calve

verb
  • to give birth to (a calf) 

  • to break off 

  • 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) 

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

  • to shed a large piece, e.g. an iceberg or a smaller block of ice (coming off an iceberg) 

  • to give birth to a calf 

kid

verb
  • Of a goat, to give birth. 

  • To joke. 

  • To dupe or deceive (someone). 

  • To make a joke with (someone). 

  • To make a fool of (someone). 

noun
  • The meat of a young goat. 

  • A child (usually), teenager, or young adult; a juvenile. 

  • An inexperienced person or one in a junior position. 

  • A fagot; a bundle of heath and furze. 

  • A person whose childhood took place in a particular time period or area. 

  • Used as a form of address for a child, teenager or young adult. 

  • Of a female goat, the state of being pregnant: in kid. 

  • Kidskin. 

  • A young goat. 

  • A small wooden mess tub in which sailors received their food. 

  • A young antelope. 

  • One's son or daughter, regardless of age. 

How often have the words calve and kid occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )