whelp
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Synonyms: help, whelm, whelk, welp, chelp, uhelp, phelp, ahelp, nhelp, shelp, whele
Antonyms: help, whelm, whelk, welp, chelp, uhelp, phelp, ahelp, nhelp, shelp, whele
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Noun
- A young offspring of a various carnivores (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.
- An insolent youth; a mere child.
- 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
- To give birth.
- The bitch whelped.
- The she-wolf whelped a large litter of cubs.
Interjection
- Alternative form of welp (“well”).
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