whelp (redirected from whelping)

whelp  (hwlp, wlp)

n.

1. A young offspring of a mammal, such as a dog or wolf.

2.

a. A child; a youth.

b. An impudent young fellow.

3.

a. A tooth of a sprocket wheel.

b. Nautical Any of the ridges on the barrel of a windlass or capstan.

v. whelped, whelp·ing, whelps

v.intr.

To give birth to whelps or a whelp.

v.tr.

To give birth to (whelps or a whelp).

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[Middle English, from Old English hwelp.]

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whelp [wɛlp]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a young offspring of certain animals, esp of a wolf or dog

2. Disparaging a young man or youth

3. Jocular a young child

4. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical any of the ridges, parallel to the axis, on the drum of a capstan to keep a rope, cable, or chain from slipping

vb

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) (of an animal or, disparagingly, a woman) to give birth to (young)

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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	whelp - young of any of various canines such as a dog or wolf pup young mammal - any immature mammal puppy - a young dog
Verb	1.	whelp - birth; "the dog whelped"             pup birth, give birth, bear, deliver, have - cause to be born; "My wife had twins yesterday!"

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whelp noun

Related words
collective noun litter

Translations

whelp [welp]

A. N → cachorro m

B. VI [bitch] → parir

whelp

n → Welpe m; (pej: = boy) → Lauser m (inf), → Lausbub m (inf)

vi → werfen, jungen

whelp [wɛlp] n → cucciolo