nounπShareA young offspring of a canid (ursid, felid, pinniped), especially of a dog or a wolf, the young of a bear or similar mammal (lion, tiger, seal); a pup, wolf cub."The mother dog carefully licked each of her five whelps in the whelping box. "animalbiologynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAn insolent youth; a mere child.""The teacher sent the disrespectful whelp to the principal's office for talking back." "agecharacterhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA kind of ship."The small whelp, barely larger than a fishing boat, struggled against the strong currents. "nauticalvehicleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareOne of several wooden strips to prevent wear on a windlass on a clipper-era ship."The carpenter carefully fitted each whelp onto the windlass, ensuring the thick rope wouldn't damage the wood of the ship's lifting mechanism. "nauticalsailingtechnicalpartmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA tooth on a sprocket wheel (compare sprocket and cog)."The chain slipped off the sprocket because one of the whelps was broken. "machineparttechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShare(of she-dog, she-wolf, vixen, etc.) To give birth."The bitch whelped."animalbiologyphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
interjectionπShareWell, typically used in exasperation.""Whelp, I guess I failed the test even though I studied all night!" "exclamationlanguagewordcommunicationattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
