whelps

[Whelp]

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."

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One of the young of a dog or a beast of prey; a puppy; a cub; as, a lion's whelps.

Noun
young of any of various canines such as a dog or wolf

Verb
birth; "the dog whelped"


n.
One of the young of a dog or a beast of prey; a puppy; a cub; as, a lion's whelps.

n.
A child; a youth; -- jocosely or in contempt.

n.
One of the longitudinal ribs or ridges on the barrel of a capstan or a windless; -- usually in the plural; as, the whelps of a windlass.

n.
One of the teeth of a sprocket wheel.

v. i.
To bring forth young; -- said of the female of the dog and some beasts of prey.

v. t.
To bring forth, as cubs or young; to give birth to.


Whelp

Whelp , n. [AS. hwelp; akin to D. welp, G. & OHG. welf, Icel. hvelpr, Dan. hvalp, Sw. valp.] 1. One of the young of a dog or a beast of prey; a puppy; a cub; as, a lion's whelps. "A bear robbed of her whelps." 2 Sam. xvii. 8. 2. A child; a youth; -- jocosely or in contempt.
That awkward whelp with his money bags would have made his entrance.
3. (Naut.) One of the longitudinal ribs or ridges on the barrel of a capstan or a windless; -- usually in the plural; as, the whelps of a windlass. 4. One of the teeth of a sprocket wheel.

Whelp

Whelp, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Whelped ; p. pr. & vb. n. Whelping.] To bring forth young; -- said of the female of the dog and some beasts of prey.

Whelp

Whelp, v. t. To bring forth, as cubs or young; to give birth to.
Unless she had whelped it herself, she could not have loved a thing better.
Did thy foul fancy whelp so black a scheme?

One of the young of a dog or a beast of prey; a puppy; a cub; as, a lion's whelps.

To bring forth young; -- said of the female of the dog and some beasts of prey.

To bring forth, as cubs or young; to give birth to.

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