Meaning & use
whelp
Last updated
A young dog, wolf, or similar animal; a pup.
See it in a sentence
The mother wolf guarded her whelps closely in the den.
The farmer found a litter of whelps hiding under the barn.
A note on using this word
Can also be used as a verb meaning 'to give birth to young,' as in 'the dog whelped six puppies.'
Words with a similar meaning
pupcub
Choose a synonym to suit the sentence. Meanings can overlap without being identical.
Another way to use it
2. verb
To give birth to puppies or similar young.
The stray dog whelped a litter under the porch.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “whelp”, then compare your use with the examples above.
Your draft stays on this page and is not sent anywhere.