Which is the best definition of the word whelped?
1. A young offspring of a carnivorous mammal, especially a dog or wolf. 2. a. A child; a youth. b. An impudent boy or young man. 3. a. A tooth of a sprocket wheel. b. Nautical Any of the ridges on the barrel of a windlass or capstan. To give birth to whelps or a whelp. To give birth to (whelps or a whelp).
What does it mean to give birth to a whelp?
b. Nautical Any of the ridges on the barrel of a windlass or capstan. To give birth to whelps or a whelp. To give birth to (whelps or a whelp). [Middle English, from Old English hwelp .] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Are there any synonyms for the word Whelp?
Synonyms & Antonyms for whelp. Synonyms: Noun. bairn [chiefly Scottish], bambino, bud, chap [Southern & Midland], chick, child, cub, juvenile, kid, kiddie (also kiddy), kiddo, moppet, sprat, sprout, squirt, youngling, youngster, youth.
1. A young offspring of a carnivorous mammal, especially a dog or wolf. 2. a. A child; a youth. b. An impudent boy or young man. 3. a. A tooth of a sprocket wheel. b. Nautical Any of the ridges on the barrel of a windlass or capstan. To give birth to whelps or a whelp. To give birth to (whelps or a whelp).
Which is the best example of a whelp?
A puppy is a whelp. The definition of a whelp is a young animal or child. An example of a whelp is a puppy. Whelp is defined as to give birth. An example of whelp is for a dog to have puppies. YourDictionary definition and usage example. Copyright © 2018 by LoveToKnow Corp “Whelp.” YourDictionary. LoveToKnow. www.yourdictionary.com/WHELP.
What kind of animal is a whelp cub?
whelp (plural whelps) A 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.
b. Nautical Any of the ridges on the barrel of a windlass or capstan. To give birth to whelps or a whelp. To give birth to (whelps or a whelp). [Middle English, from Old English hwelp .] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
