Whelp — Defs

01 n. One of the young of a dog or a beast of prey; a puppy; a cub; as, a lion's whelps.

1.
One of the young of a dog or a beast of prey; a puppy; a cub; as, a lion's whelps.
2.
A child; a youth; -- jocosely or in contempt.
“That awkward whelp with his money bags would have made his entrance.” — Addison.
3.
One of the longitudinal ribs or ridges on the barrel of a capstan or a windless; -- usually in the plural; as, the whelps of a windlass.(Naut.)
4.
One of the teeth of a sprocket wheel.

02 v. i. To bring forth young; -- said of the female of the dog and some beasts of prey.

imp. & p. p. Whelped; p. pr. & vb. n. Whelping

1.
To bring forth young; -- said of the female of the dog and some beasts of prey.

03 v. t. To bring forth, as cubs or young; to give birth to.

1.
To bring forth, as cubs or young; to give birth to.
“Unless she had whelped it herself, she could not have loved a thing better.” — B. Jonson.

“Did thy foul fancy whelp so black a scheme?” — Young.