whelp

[ hwelp, welp ]

/ ʰwɛlp, wɛlp /

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noun

the young of a carnivore, as a dog, bear, lion, seal, etc.

a youth, especially an impudent or despised one.

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.

verb (used with or without object)

(of a female dog, lion, etc.) to give birth to (young).

Origin of whelp

First recorded before 900; Middle English noun, from Old English hwelp (cognate with Old Norse hvelpr, Old Saxon hwelp, Old High German hwelf, welf, German Welf); verb derivative of the noun

SYNONYMS FOR whelp

2 brat, urchin, whippersnapper.

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OTHER WORDS FROM whelp

whelpless, adjectiveun·whelped, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH whelp

whelp, welp

Words nearby whelp

wheeze, wheezy, whelk, whelked, whelm, whelp, whelping ice, when, when all's said and done, whenas, whence

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Example sentences from the Web for whelp

For as the lion's whelp may be called a lion, or the horse's foal a foal, so the son of a king may be called a king.
Cratylus|Plato
A look at the whelp told what he would be when age would have made of him a wolf.
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman|Eugne Sue
Jacques, she could understand, for in thought and deed and body he was Indian—a whelp of her own breed.
The Promise|James B. Hendryx
Reference has already been made to the whelp and the squirrels which he introduces into the Book of the Duchesse.
Chaucer and His Times|Grace E. Hadow

Not that he cared much for Winny herself, but he wanted her farm, and he hated "that whelp Lennon."
All-Hallow Eve; or, The Test of Futurity.|Robert Curtis

British Dictionary definitions for whelp

whelp

/ (wɛlp) /

noun

a young offspring of certain animals, esp of a wolf or dog

derogatory a young man or youth

jocular a young child

nautical any of the ridges, parallel to the axis, on the drum of a capstan to keep a rope, cable, or chain from slipping

verb

(of an animal or, disparagingly, a woman) to give birth to (young)

Word Origin for whelp

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

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单词	whelp
释义	whelp [ hwelp, welp ] / ʰwɛlp, wɛlp / SEE SYNONYMS FOR whelp ON THESAURUS.COM noun the young of a carnivore, as a dog, bear, lion, seal, etc. a youth, especially an impudent or despised one. 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. verb (used with or without object) (of a female dog, lion, etc.) to give birth to (young). Origin of whelp First recorded before 900; Middle English noun, from Old English hwelp (cognate with Old Norse hvelpr, Old Saxon hwelp, Old High German hwelf, welf, German Welf); verb derivative of the noun SYNONYMS FOR whelp 2 brat, urchin, whippersnapper. SEE SYNONYMS FOR whelp ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM whelp whelpless, adjectiveun·whelped, adjective WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH whelp whelp, welp Words nearby whelp wheeze, wheezy, whelk, whelked, whelm, whelp, whelping ice, when, when all's said and done, whenas, whence Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for whelp For as the lion's whelp may be called a lion, or the horse's foal a foal, so the son of a king may be called a king. Cratylus\|Plato A look at the whelp told what he would be when age would have made of him a wolf. The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman\|Eugne Sue Jacques, she could understand, for in thought and deed and body he was Indian—a whelp of her own breed. The Promise\|James B. Hendryx Reference has already been made to the whelp and the squirrels which he introduces into the Book of the Duchesse. Chaucer and His Times\|Grace E. Hadow Not that he cared much for Winny herself, but he wanted her farm, and he hated "that whelp Lennon." All-Hallow Eve; or, The Test of Futurity.\|Robert Curtis British Dictionary definitions for whelp whelp / (wɛlp) / noun a young offspring of certain animals, esp of a wolf or dog derogatory a young man or youth jocular a young child nautical any of the ridges, parallel to the axis, on the drum of a capstan to keep a rope, cable, or chain from slipping verb (of an animal or, disparagingly, a woman) to give birth to (young) Word Origin for whelp Old English hwelp (a); related to Old High German hwelf, Old Norse hvelpr, Danish hvalp Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to whelp puppy, cub, dog, pup
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whelp

noun

verb (used with or without object)

Origin of whelp

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British Dictionary definitions for whelp

noun

verb

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