Thesaurus: whelp

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1. n. One of the young of a dog or a beast of prey; a puppy; a cub; as, a lion's whelps.
2. n. A child; a youth; -- jocosely or in contempt.
3. n. One of the longitudinal ribs or ridges on the barrel of a capstan or a windless; -- usually in the plural; as, the whelps of a windlass.
4. n. One of the teeth of a sprocket wheel.
5. v. i. To bring forth young; -- said of the female of the dog and some beasts of prey.
6. v. t. To bring forth, as cubs or young; to give birth to.
7. n. young of any of various canines such as a dog or wolf
8. v. give birth to (a puppy)
9. 1. One of the young of a dog or a beast of prey; a puppy; a cub; as, a lion's whelps. "A bear robbed of her whelps." 2 Sam. xvii. 8. 2. A child; a youth; -- jocosely or in contempt. That awkward whelp with his money bags would have made his entrance. Addison. 3. (Naut.) One of the longitudinal ribs or ridges on the barrel of a capstan or a windless; -- usually in the plural; as, the whelps of a windlass. 4. One of the teeth of a sprocket wheel. To bring forth young; -- said of the female of the dog and some beasts of prey. To bring forth, as cubs or young; to give birth to. Unless she had whelped it herself, she could not have loved a thing better. B. Jonson. Did thy foul fancy whelp so black a scheme Young.
10. One of the longitudinal ribs or ridges on the barrel of acapstan or a windless; -- usually in the plural; as, the whelps of awindlass.