present participle of whelp

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.

(transitive, intransitive, of she-dog, she-wolf, vixen, etc.) To give birth.

Alternative form of welp (“well”)

plural of whelp

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whelp

simple past tense and past participle of whelp

The whelp of a bear.

Alternative spelling of wolf whelp

A young, especially an infant, wolf; a wolf cub.