Whelp
11whelp — whelp1 [ welp, hwelp ] noun count an old word meaning a very young dog, bear, etc. that is still being fed by its mother whelp whelp 2 [ welp, hwelp ] verb intransitive or transitive if a female dog, bear, etc. whelps, it has babies …
12whelp — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwelp; akin to Old High German hwelf whelp Date: before 12th century 1. any of the young of various carnivorous mammals and especially of the dog 2. a young boy or girl II. verb Date: 13th… …
13whelp — whelp1 [welp] n [: Old English; Origin: hwelp] a young animal, especially a dog or lion whelp 2 whelp2 v [i]old fashioned if a dog or lion whelps, it gives birth …
14whelp — [[t](h)we̱lp[/t]] whelps N COUNT A whelp is a young animal, especially a young dog or wolf. [OLD FASHIONED] …
15whelp — to give birth to a child A whelp is literally the cub of a bitch, a lioness, or a tigress: ... she was so close to what she called whelpin that she couldn t be moved. (Keneally, 1979) …
16whelp — [[t](h)wɛlp, wɛlp[/t]] n. 1) zool. the young of the dog, or of the wolf, bear, lion, tiger, seal, etc 2) a youth, esp. one regarded as impudent or reckless; brat 3) zool. (of a female dog, bear, lion, etc.) to give birth to (young) 4) zool. (of a …
17whelp — n. & v. n. 1 a young dog; a puppy. 2 archaic a cub. 3 an ill mannered child or youth. 4 (esp. in pl.) a projection on the barrel of a capstan or windlass. v.tr. (also absol.) 1 bring forth (a whelp or whelps). 2 derog. (of a human mother) give… …
18whelp — whelpless, adj. /hwelp, welp/, n. 1. the young of the dog, or of the wolf, bear, lion, tiger, seal, etc. 2. a youth, esp. an impudent or despised one. 3. Mach. a. any of a series of longitudinal projections or ridges on the barrel of a capstan,… …
19whelp — 1. noun a) the young of a mammal. b) an insolent youth. 2. verb to give birth. The bitch whelped …
20whelp — Synonyms and related words: Seeing Eye dog, animal, bandog, be confined, bear, bear a child, bear young, beast, birdling, bitch, bowwow, boy, bub, bubba, buck, bud, buddy, calf, calve, canine, cast, catling, chick, chickling, chicky, colt, cub,… …
