1. a young dog, wolf, or other carnivorous mammal
2. an ill-mannered or unpleasant young person
Usage: derogatory

1. to give birth to a whelp or whelps

Examples

• The wolf returned to her den to nurse her whelps.
• Three whelps were born to the hunting dog last spring.
• The lion whelps stayed close to their mother.
• That spoiled whelp needs to learn some manners.
• The female dog whelped during the night.
• She watched as the seal whelped on the rocky shore.