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- Dictionarywhelp/wɛlp/
noun
- 1. a puppy.
- 2. a boy or young man (often as a disparaging form of address): "too high and mighty to call her ‘Mam’—isn't that so, whelp?"
verb
- 1. (of a female dog) give birth to (a puppy): "Copper whelped seven puppies"
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noun. 1. a young offspring of certain animals, esp of a wolf or dog. 2. derogatory. a young man or youth. 3. humorous. a young child. 4. nautical. any of the ridges, parallel to the axis, on the drum of a capstan to keep a rope, cable, or chain from slipping. verb. 5. (of an animal or, disparagingly, a woman) to give birth to (young)
WHELP definition: 1. a puppy (= young dog) 2. (of a female dog) to produce puppies 3. a puppy (= young dog). Learn more.
The meaning of WHELP is any of the young of various carnivorous mammals and especially of the dog. How to use whelp in a sentence.
noun. the young of a carnivore, as a dog, bear, lion, seal, etc. a youth, especially an impudent or despised one. Synonyms: whippersnapper, urchin, brat. Machinery. any of a series of longitudinal projections or ridges on the barrel of a capstan, windlass, etc. any of the teeth of a sprocket wheel.
To someone who studies animals, whelp is just the word for a newborn dog or for birthing. Besides applying to canines such as wolves and coyotes, whelp is sometimes used to describe a young person.
WHELP meaning: 1. a puppy (= young dog) 2. (of a female dog) to produce puppies 3. a puppy (= young dog). Learn more.
whelp. ( wɛlp) n. 1. (Zoology) a young offspring of certain animals, esp of a wolf or dog. 2. derogatory a young man or youth. 3. jocular a young child. 4. (Nautical Terms) nautical any of the ridges, parallel to the axis, on the drum of a capstan to keep a rope, cable, or chain from slipping.
Whelp Definition. A young dog; puppy. A young lion, tiger, leopard, bear, wolf, etc.; cub. A youth or child. An impudent boy or young man. Any of the teeth on a sprocket wheel. To give birth to (whelps or a whelp).
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Definition of whelp noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
