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whelp

UK/wɛlp/ US/ʍɛlp/ rare obsolete
noun (1) verb (1)

noun

1.

young of any of various canines such as a dog or wolf

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verb

1.

birth

  • “the dog whelped”
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Origin

From Middle English whelp, from Old English hwelp, from Proto-West Germanic *hwelp, from Proto-Germanic *hwelpaz (compare Dutch welp, German Welpe, Welfe, Old Norse hvelpr, Norwegian Nynorsk kvelp, Danish hvalp), from pre-Germanic *kʷelbos, of uncertain origin.

Phrases

  • fox whelp
  • fox's whelp
  • whelping ice
  • wolf whelp
  • wolf's whelp

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