whelp
noun
[ wɛlp ]
• a puppy.
• a boy or young man (often as a disparaging form of address).
• "too high and mighty to call her ‘Mam’—isn't that so, whelp?"
• a set of projections on the barrel of a capstan or windlass.
whelp
verb
• (of a female dog) give birth to (a puppy).
• "Copper whelped seven puppies"
Origin:
Old English hwelp (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch welp and German Welf .
in whelp
• (of a female dog) pregnant.
• "busy time ahead if she is in whelp"
