whelp

whelp

W5118100 (wĕlp, hwĕlp)n.1. A young offspring of a carnivorous mammal, especially a dog or wolf.2. a. A child; a youth.b. An impudent boy or young man.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.]

whelp

(wɛlp) n1. (Zoology) a young offspring of certain animals, esp of a wolf or dog2. derogatory a young man or youth3. jocular a young child4. (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 slippingvb5. (Zoology) (of an animal or, disparagingly, a woman) to give birth to (young)6. (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]

whelp

(ʰwɛlp, wɛlp)

n. 1. 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. v.t. 3. (of a female dog, bear, lion, etc.) to give birth to (young). v.i. 4. (of a female dog, bear, etc.) to give birth to young. [before 900; (n.) Middle English; Old English hwelp, c. Old Saxon hwelp, Old High German (h)welf, Old Norse hvelpr] whelp′less, adj.

whelp

Past participle: whelped
Gerund: whelping

Imperative
whelp
whelp

Present
I whelp
you whelp
he/she/it whelps
we whelp
you whelp
they whelp

Preterite
I whelped
you whelped
he/she/it whelped
we whelped
you whelped
they whelped

Present Continuous
I am whelping
you are whelping
he/she/it is whelping
we are whelping
you are whelping
they are whelping

Present Perfect
I have whelped
you have whelped
he/she/it has whelped
we have whelped
you have whelped
they have whelped

Past Continuous
I was whelping
you were whelping
he/she/it was whelping
we were whelping
you were whelping
they were whelping

Past Perfect
I had whelped
you had whelped
he/she/it had whelped
we had whelped
you had whelped
they had whelped

Future
I will whelp
you will whelp
he/she/it will whelp
we will whelp
you will whelp
they will whelp

Future Perfect
I will have whelped
you will have whelped
he/she/it will have whelped
we will have whelped
you will have whelped
they will have whelped

Future Continuous
I will be whelping
you will be whelping
he/she/it will be whelping
we will be whelping
you will be whelping
they will be whelping

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been whelping
you have been whelping
he/she/it has been whelping
we have been whelping
you have been whelping
they have been whelping

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been whelping
you will have been whelping
he/she/it will have been whelping
we will have been whelping
you will have been whelping
they will have been whelping

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been whelping
you had been whelping
he/she/it had been whelping
we had been whelping
you had been whelping
they had been whelping

Conditional
I would whelp
you would whelp
he/she/it would whelp
we would whelp
you would whelp
they would whelp

Past Conditional
I would have whelped
you would have whelped
he/she/it would have whelped
we would have whelped
you would have whelped
they would have whelped

Thesaurus

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

whelp

nounRelated words
collective noun litter

Translations

Welpelionceaucucciolofigliare