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Definition whelp
Etymology 1
From Middle English whelp, from Old English hwelp, from Proto-Germanic *hwelpaz (compare Dutch welp, German Welpe, Norwegian Nynorsk kvelp), from pre-Germanic *k?elbos.
Noun
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.
- One of several wooden strips to prevent wear on a windlass on a clipper-era ship.
- A tooth on a sprocket wheel (compare sprocket and cog).
Verb
whelp (third-person singular simple present whelps, present participle whelping, simple past and past participle whelped)
- (transitive, intransitive, of she-dog, she-wolf, vixen, etc.) To give birth.
Etymology 2
Variant of welp.
Interjection
whelp
- Alternative form of welp (“well”)
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