Associations to the word «Whelp»
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Wiktionary
WHELP, noun. 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.
WHELP, noun. (derogatory) An insolent youth; a mere child.
WHELP, noun. (obsolete) A kind of ship.
WHELP, noun. One of several wooden strips to prevent wear on a windlass on a clipper-era ship.
WHELP, noun. A tooth on a sprocket wheel (compare sprocket, def. 2; cog, def. 1).
WHELP, verb. (ambitransitive) (of she-dog, she-wolf, vixen, etc.) To give birth.
Dictionary definition
WHELP, noun. Young of any of various canines such as a dog or wolf.
WHELP, verb. Birth; "the dog whelped".
Wise words
Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable
fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those
symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated
by the inaudible language of the heart.