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

whelp

noun

/welp/

/welp/

(specialist)

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a young animal of the dog family; a puppy or cub
Word OriginOld English hwelp (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch welp and German Welf.

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