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Definition of whelp verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

whelp

verb
 
/welp/
 
/welp/
[intransitive, transitive] (specialist)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they whelp
 
/welp/
 
/welp/
he / she / it whelps
 
/welps/
 
/welps/
past simple whelped
 
/welpt/
 
/welpt/
past participle whelped
 
/welpt/
 
/welpt/
-ing form whelping
 
/ˈwelpɪŋ/
 
/ˈwelpɪŋ/
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  1. whelp (something) (of a female dog) to give birth to a puppy or puppies
    Word OriginOld English hwelp (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch welp and German Welf.
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