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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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WHELP definition: 1. a puppy (= young dog) 2. (of a female dog) to produce puppies 3. a puppy (= young dog). Learn more.
1. : any of the young of various carnivorous mammals and especially of the dog. 2. : a young boy or girl. whelp. 2 of 2. verb. whelped; whelping; whelps. transitive verb. : to give birth to used of various carnivores and especially the dog. intransitive verb. : to bring forth young. Synonyms. Noun. bairn [chiefly Scottish] bambino. bud.
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.
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)
It doesn't sound as cute as "puppy," but whelp means the same thing: a baby dog or wolf. This can also be a verb, as in "The mama poodle whelped six whelps." To someone who studies animals, whelp is just the word for a newborn dog or for birthing.
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).
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.
Oct 5, 2024 · whelp (plural whelps) A young offspring of a canid (ursid, felid, pinniped), especially of a dog or a wolf, the young of a bear or similar mammal (lion, tiger, seal); a pup, wolf cub. (derogatory) An insolent youth; a mere child. (obsolete) A kind of ship.
WHELP meaning: 1. a puppy (= young dog) 2. (of a female dog) to produce puppies 3. a puppy (= young dog). Learn more.
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