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noun

ˈ(h)welp How to pronounce whelp (audio)
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a young person who is between infancy and adulthood playtime's over, it's time to gather up the whelps and head home

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whelp

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verb

as in to litter

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Recent Examples of whelp
Verb
The alpha male was a foster, and his mate whelped — or gave birth — during the same week, making the pack an ideal candidate to receive pups. — Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 29 July 2024 When a captive mother whelps, or gives birth on her own, managers match her pups with a wild den using GPS coordinates from radio collars placed on packs’ breeding alpha male and female. — Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 3 May 2024 Given its importance as one of two Northwest Atlantic harp seal whelping grounds, the area is one of Nat Geo’s Best Trips for 2020. — Jennifer Hayes, National Geographic, 19 Dec. 2019 And from Susan’s line, the queen’s breeding program at the Kennels of Windsor whelped hundreds of corgi puppies. — William Booth, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2018 From the queen's breeding program at the Kennels of Windsor, hundreds of royal corgis have been whelped. — William Booth, chicagotribune.com, 18 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whelp
  1. kid
  2. child
  3. sire
  4. cub
  5. pup
  6. father
  7. kitten
  8. beget
Noun
  • The interaction between Bascombe and Adam depicts the challenges for parents looking to decode kids’ online language.
    — Rachel Hale, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
  • There will be ongoing egg hunts from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. with groups of 20 to 30 kids scrambling for eggs, with separate fields for children ages 6 and older; ages 5 and younger; and young children or kids with special needs.
    — Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
Definition of kid
Noun
  • As the film opens, a matter-of-fact, unemotional voice shares statistics about children living with poverty, parental abuse and alcoholism in the United States, as the numbers flash in simple white text on a black screen.
    — Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 30 Mar. 2025
  • Illinois passed a law in August 2023 requiring parents to compensate child influencers, becoming the first state to do so.
    — Karen Fratti, People.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Definition of child
Verb
  • Into Mischief has sired the last three San Felipe winners trained by Bob Baffert (2024, 2021, 2020) with 2020 winner Authentic going on to also win the September running of the Kentucky Derby following COVID.
    — Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Further, males who sired at least one calf were at least three times more likely to sire more offspring than would be expected if mating were random.
    — Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of sire
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  • Wildlife officials said that could be cause for concern, because cubs are very dependent on their mothers.
    — Rhiannon Saegert, Kansas City Star, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Zoo staff created a donation page to help name the cub.
    — Krystal Nurse, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of cub
Verb
  • Since January, Drakes Beach Road has been temporarily closed for the elephant seal pupping season until further notice.
    — Emese Maczko, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Two harbor seal pups born at Children’s Pool Two harbor seal pups were born recently at La Jolla’s Children’s Pool, possibly the first of this year’s pupping season.
    — Ashley Mackin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
Definition of pup
Verb
  • Musk has reportedly fathered 14 children with four separate women, including singer Grimes.
    — Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Following the passing of his previous mate, Zeus fathered five cygnets in 2019.
    — Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of father
Verb
  • Local authorities were able to coax the bobcat kitten out of the tree and bring it some comfort.
    — Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 25 July 2023
  • We're just kitten around.
    — Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, 10 Mar. 2023
Definition of kitten
Verb
  • This is because excellence begets excellence, and thus, Nvidia is competing with itself with each new generation of GPUs.
    — Beth Kindig, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
  • The more traditional sushi experience begat more personal L.A. restaurants that at first glance have the appearance of sushi bars but go beyond their traditional structure.
    — Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2025
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