noun🔗SharePetit, louveteau, ourson, chiotA 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. "La chienne léchait attentivement chacun de ses cinq petits dans la caisse de mise bas.animalbiologynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareJeune insolent, gaminAn insolent youth; a mere child.""The teacher sent the disrespectful whelp to the principal's office for talking back." "Le professeur a envoyé le jeune insolent au bureau du directeur pour avoir répondu.agecharacterhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareType de navireA kind of ship."The small whelp, barely larger than a fishing boat, struggled against the strong currents. "Le petit type de navire, à peine plus grand qu'un bateau de pêche, luttait contre les forts courants.nauticalvehicleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLame de boisOne 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. "Le charpentier a soigneusement ajusté chaque lame de bois sur le guindeau, s'assurant que la grosse corde n'endommagerait pas le bois du mécanisme de levage du navire.nauticalsailingtechnicalpartmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDentA tooth on a sprocket wheel (compare sprocket and cog)."The chain slipped off the sprocket because one of the whelps was broken. "La chaîne a glissé du pignon parce qu'une des dents était cassée.machineparttechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMettre bas, mettre au monde(of she-dog, she-wolf, vixen, etc.) To give birth."The bitch whelped."La chienne a mis bas.animalbiologyphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
interjection🔗ShareHé bien, bahWell, typically used in exasperation.""Whelp, I guess I failed the test even though I studied all night!" "Hé bien, je suppose que j'ai raté le test même si j'ai étudié toute la nuit !exclamationlanguagewordcommunicationattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading