| 单词 | whelp |
| 释义 | whelp (once / 4815 pages) nv It doesn't sound as cute as "puppy," but whelp means the same thing: a baby dog or wolf. This can also be a verb, as in "The mama poodle whelped six whelps." Besides applying to canines such as wolves and coyotes, whelp is sometimes used to describe a young person. This usually isn't a compliment. If an older person calls a young person a whelp or says, "I don't know what's wrong with you whelps these days!," you can be sure they're not impressed by youngsters. To someone who studies animals, whelp is just the word for a puppy or for birthing. Like so many other words, the meaning depends on who's saying it and why. WORD FAMILYwhelp: whelped, whelping, whelps USAGE EXAMPLESDr. Orsini said Beatrice might even whelp before I did. Gordon Korman, Ungifted(2012) A tremendous amount of time and love goes into the planning, whelping and raising of each litter. Washington Post(Jun 17, 2016) He said the puppies live in what’s called a whelping box right now, which is where they nurse and eat their gruel. Washington Times(Jun 11, 2016) 1n young of any of various canines such as a dog or wolf Syn|Hypo|Hyper pup puppy a young dog young mammal any immature mammal 2v birth the dog whelped Syn|Hyper pup bear, birth, deliver, give birth, have cause to be born |
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