whelp
Meanings
Plural: whelps
Noun
- young of any of various canines such as a dog or wolf
- A young offspring of a various carnivores (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.
- An insolent youth; a mere child.
- A kind of ship.
- One of several wooden strips to prevent wear on a windlass on a clipper-era ship.
- A tooth on a sprocket wheel (compare sprocket and cog).
Verb
- birth
- "the dog whelped"
- To give birth.
Intj
- Alternative form of welp (“well”).
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English whelp, from Old English hwelp, from Proto-West Germanic *hwelp, from Proto-Germanic *hwelpaz (compare Dutch welp, German Welpe, Welfe, Old Norse hvelpr, Norwegian Nynorsk kvelp, Danish hvalp), from pre-Germanic *kʷelbos, of uncertain origin.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 13
whelp is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordwhelp is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
whelp is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 14
whelp is a valid Words With Friends word