whelp

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hwelp, welp]
- /ʰwɛlp, wɛlp/
- /welp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hwelp, welp]
- /ʰwɛlp, wɛlp/

Definitions of whelp word

noun whelp the young of the dog, or of the wolf, bear, lion, tiger, seal, etc. 1
noun whelp a youth, especially an impudent or despised one. 1
noun whelp Machinery. any of a series of longitudinal projections or ridges on the barrel of a capstan, windlass, etc. any of the teeth of a sprocket wheel. 1
noun whelp A puppy. 1
noun whelp young animal, especially dog 1
intransitive verb whelp animal: to give birth to young 1

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Origin of whelp

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; (noun) Middle English; Old English hwelp (cognate with German Welf); (v.) Middle English whelpen, derivative of the noun

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Parts of speech for Whelp

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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whelp popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for whelp

noun whelp

cub — A cub is a young wild animal such as a lion, wolf, or bear.
pup — a young dog; puppy.
puppy — a young dog, especially one less than a year old.
baby — A baby is a very young child, especially one that cannot yet walk or talk.
offspring — children or young of a particular parent or progenitor.

All 7 Synonyms of whelp

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