whelped

whelp

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Transcription

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

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

Definitions of whelped word

noun whelped the young of the dog, or of the wolf, bear, lion, tiger, seal, etc. 1
noun whelped a youth, especially an impudent or despised one. 1
noun whelped 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 whelped Simple past tense and past participle of whelp. 1

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Origin of whelped

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 Whelped

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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whelped 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.

According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for whelped

noun whelped

cubbed — Simple past tense and past participle of cub.
babied — an infant or very young child.
dogged — doggoned; damned; confounded: Well, I'll be dogged!

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