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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024whelp /hwɛlp, wɛlp/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Zoologythe young of such mammals as the dog or the wolf.
- a young person who is considered too bold, impudent, or rude.
v. [no object] - Zoology(of a female dog or wolf) to give birth to a young pup.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024whelp (hwelp, welp),USA pronunciation n. - Zoologythe young of the dog, or of the wolf, bear, lion, tiger, seal, etc.
- a youth, esp. an impudent or despised one.
- [Mach.]
- Mechanical Engineeringany of a series of longitudinal projections or ridges on the barrel of a capstan, windlass, etc.
- Mechanical Engineeringany of the teeth of a sprocket wheel.
v.t., v.i. - Zoology(of a female dog, lion, etc.) to give birth to (young).
- bef. 900; (noun, nominal) Middle English; Old English hwelp (cognate with German Welf ); (verb, verbal) Middle English whelpen, derivative of the noun, nominal
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged brat, urchin, whippersnapper.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: whelp /wɛlp/ n - a young offspring of certain animals, esp of a wolf or dog
- derogatory a young man or youth
- jocular a young child
- any of the ridges, parallel to the axis, on the drum of a capstan to keep a rope, cable, or chain from slipping
vb - (of an animal or, disparagingly, a woman) to give birth to (young)
Etymology: Old English hwelp(a); related to Old High German hwelf, Old Norse hvelpr, Danish hvalp |