whelp

Speech parts

1. whelp - Noun

2. whelp - Verb

3. whelp - Interjection

Meaning

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

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

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.

One of the teeth of a sprocket wheel.

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

pup cub bear brat litter puppy youngster farrow colt bud rascal callow young child dog
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Antonyms

sire old man kick the bucket buy the farm lose one's life cross the great divide
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Hypernyms

have bear birth deliver give birth

Hyponyms

puppy

Phrases with the word

dragon whelp

Derivatives

whelped whelping

Examples

And I don't want his body touching something I wear. He'll contaminate it. (Sasha) Oh, good grief, Sasha. Grow up. You're four hundred years old and you're acting like a whelp. It's not like he has cooties or anything. (Astrid) Yes he does! (Sasha) Sherrilyn Kenyon

This is the most extraordinary young man that has encountered my knowledge. It is wonderful how the whelp has written such things. Thomas Chatterton

T was Slander filled her mouth with lying words, Slander, the foulest whelp of Sin. Robert Pollok

Destroy the lion while he is but a whelp. Portuguese Proverb

the dog whelped Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Whelley whelm whelming whelphood whelpie whelpish