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    whelp
    /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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  2. 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.

  3. WHELP definition: 1. a puppy (= young dog) 2. (of a female dog) to produce puppies 3. a puppy (= young dog). Learn more.

  4. 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.

  5. WHELP meaning: 1. a puppy (= young dog) 2. (of a female dog) to produce puppies 3. a puppy (= young dog). Learn more.

  6. whelp in British English. (wɛlp ) 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. [count] old-fashioned. : a young animal. especially : a young dog. 2 whelp / ˈ wɛlp/ verb. whelps; whelped; whelping. Britannica Dictionary definition of WHELP. [no object] of a female animal. : to give birth. The dog whelped in March. WHELP meaning: 1 : a young animal; 2 : a young dog.

  10. 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).

  11. whelp in American English. (hwelp, welp) noun. 1. the young of the dog, or of the wolf, bear, lion, tiger, seal, etc. 2. a youth, esp. an impudent or despised one. 3. Machinery.