The definition of a whelp is a young animal or child.
(noun)An example of a whelp is a puppy.
Whelp is defined as to give birth.
(verb)An example of whelp is for a dog to have puppies.
See whelp in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
Origin: ME < OE hwelp, akin to Ger welf, ON hvelpr, puppy, prob. < IE *kwel-, var. of base *kel-, to cry out, call > low, Welsh colwyn, puppy
transitive verb, intransitive verb
See whelp in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Old English hwelp
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