whelp
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- noun
- /wɛlp/
:
cachorro
- This whelp bested five of my men in the blink of an eye.
- a little whelp
- an impudent whelp
Examples
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Adult arctic foxes can be run ragged supplying food to their whelps; they frequently seem agitated and stressed during this time, and they lose a good deal of body fat.
Academic text (1998) -
It's that young whelp of a... Mr Evans.
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A mother with a pair of whelps.
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The mother dog took care of her three whelps as they played in the garden.
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At the dog show, the crowd was excited to see the adorable whelps competing for best puppy.
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The wolf pack brought food back to their den for the hungry whelps waiting inside.
Synonyms
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1.0
A young dog less than one year old
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1.0
A young animal like a dog or seal
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2.0
A young wolf that stays with its mother for food and protection
How Young
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word whelp comes from an old German word hwelp that meant 'young dog' or 'puppy'. So whelp still names a baby dog or other young member of the dog family.