WHELP
What does "WHELP" mean?
A young dog, wolf, or other carnivore; a puppy or cub.
Meanings
- The young offspring of a dog, wolf, or similar animal. The wolf guarded her whelps in the den.
- A contemptuous term for a youth or impudent child. Sit down, you insolent whelp. archaic
- To give birth, of a dog or other carnivore. The hound whelped six pups overnight. technical
Did you know?
- A mother dog doesn't 'have puppies' in breeders' language - she 'whelps' them, the same way a mare 'foals' and a ewe 'lambs.'
Word origin
From Old English 'hwelp', meaning the young of a dog or wild beast, of Germanic origin and related to Old Norse 'hvelpr'.
Remember it
WHELP sounds like 'help' with a W - picture a tiny pup that yelps for help.
A little poem
Eyes still shut, it noses the dark for warmth -
the whole wild wolf folded, small, in this newborn form.
couplet
What it teaches
Every fierce thing was once a blind, shivering whelp; strength is just survived softness.
Quick facts
What does WHELP mean?
A young dog, wolf, or other carnivore; a puppy or cub.
Is WHELP a valid word?
Yes — WHELP is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is WHELP?
WHELP has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does WHELP come from?
From Old English 'hwelp', meaning the young of a dog or wild beast, of Germanic origin and related to Old Norse 'hvelpr'.
What can WHELP teach us?
Every fierce thing was once a blind, shivering whelp; strength is just survived softness.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.