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