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whelp Definition

whelp (hwelp, welp)

noun

  1. a young dog; puppy
  2. a young lion, tiger, leopard, bear, wolf, etc.; cub
  3. a youth or child: a term showing contempt
  4. any of the teeth on a sprocket wheel
  5. Naut. any of the ribs or ridges along the barrel of a capstan or the drum of a windlass: usually used in pl.

Etymology: 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

to give birth to (young): said of some animals

whelp Synonyms

whelp

n.

puppy, young animal, youngster, pup; see boy, youth 3.

whelp Usage Examples

Object

  • box: Also ideal as mobile kennel, whelping box or show kennel.
  • bitch: Sasha was a wonderful bitch to own but was not the most fertile of dams nor was she an easy whelping bitch.
  • litter: Holycross Spark then whelped here litter to Toms the Best on the 16th and all went well and all 9 pups doing very well.

Browse dictionary entries near whelp

  1. ‹ whelm
  2. ‹ whelk
  3. ‹ wheezy
  4. ‹ wheeze
  5. ‹ wheen
  6. ‹ wheelwright
  7. ‹ wheelwork
  8. ‹ wheels
  9. ‹ wheelman
  10. ‹ Wheeling
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