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Definitions for Whelp

[1] the young of the dog, or of the wolf, bear, lion, tiger, seal, etc.
[2] a youth, especially an impudent or despised one.
[3] Machinery . any of a series of longitudinal projections or ridges on the barrel of a capstan, windlass, etc. any of the teeth of a sprocket wheel.
[4] (of a female dog, lion, etc.) to give birth to (young).
[5] a young offspring of certain animals, esp of a wolf or dog
[6] derogatory a young man or youth
[7] jocular a young child
[8] nautical any of the ridges, parallel to the axis, on the drum of a capstan to keep a rope, cable, or chain from slipping
[9] (of an animal or, disparagingly, a woman) to give birth to (young)

Words related to Whelp

puppy, cub, dog, pup

Words nearby Whelp

wheeze, wheezy, whelk, whelked, whelm, whelp, whelping ice, when, when all's said and done, when in rome do as the romans do, when in rome, do as the romans do

Origin of Whelp

before 900; (noun) Middle English; Old English hwelp (cognate with German Welf ); (v.) Middle English whelpen, derivative of the noun

Other words from Whelp

whelp·less , adjective
un·whelped , adjective

Word origin for Whelp

Old English hwelp (a ); related to Old High German hwelf, Old Norse hvelpr, Danish hvalp

Synonyms for Whelp

cub, dog, pup, puppy