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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.
📖 Definitions of "Whelps"
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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.
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An insolent youth; a mere child.
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A kind of ship.
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One of several wooden strips to prevent wear on a windlass on a clipper-era ship.
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(of she-dog, she-wolf, vixen, etc.) To give birth.
"The bitch whelped."
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Whelps"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| pupnoun | A young dog, wolf, fox, seal, bat or shark, or the young of certain other animals. |
| tomcatsnoun | A tom (male cat). |
| whinnynoun | A gentle neigh. |
| mewlnoun | A soft cry or whimper; an act of mewling. |
| tabbiesnoun | (countable) A brindled cat. |
| hellionsnoun | An unruly, rowdy or mischievous person, especially a child. |
| mandrillnoun | A primate, Mandrillus sphinx, with a colorful face and rump. |
| patootienoun | The buttocks. |
| icklenoun | (dialectal) An icicle. |
| hellhoundsnoun | (figurative) An evil or otherwise unpleasant person. |
| bassetsnoun | A basset hound. |
| succubinoun | (mediaeval folklore) A female demon which comes to men, especially monks, in their dreams to seduce them and have sexual intercourse, drawing energy from the men to sustain themselves, often until the point of exhaustion or death. |
| lubbernoun | (nautical) An inexperienced or novice sailor; a landlubber. |
| cursnoun | (dated or humorous) A contemptible or inferior dog. |
| puppyhoodnoun | The state of being a puppy (young dog). |
| forepawsnoun | Either of the paws of an animal's foreleg, homologous to the hand in humans. |
| wolf cubnoun | A young wolf. |
| rumpsnoun | The buttocks. |
| harpynoun | (mythology) A mythological creature generally depicted as a bird-of-prey with the head of a maiden, a face pale with hunger and long claws on her hands personifying the destructive power of storm winds. |
| mewingnoun | (uncountable, slang) The practice of flattening one's tongue against the roof of the mouth with the aim of improving jaw and facial structure. |
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