whelp
pronunciation
How to pronounce whelp in British English:
UK [welp]
How to pronounce whelp in American English:
US [hwɛlp, wɛlp]
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- Noun:
- young of any of various canines such as a dog or wolf
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- Verb:
- birth
Word Origin
- whelp (n.)
- Old English hwelp "whelp, young of the dog," from a Germanic root related to Old Saxon hwelp, Old Norse hvelpr, Dutch welp, German hwelf; of unknown origin. Now largely displaced by puppy. Also applied to wild animals. Sense of "scamp" first recorded early 14c.
- whelp (v.)
- c. 1200, from whelp (n.). Related: Whelped; whelping.
Example
- 1. I have no idea what to do with this whelp .
- 2. It look as if the dog be about to whelp .
- 3. I suppose in exchange , you want me not to kill the whelp .
- 4. This whelp is the only person she loves !
- 5. You 're nothing more than a burgund whelp !