Whelp
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:13 ptsWWF:14 pts5 letters
Definition of Whelp
Noun
- A young offspring of a various carnivores (canid, ursid, felid, pinniped), especially of a dog or a wolf, the young of a bear or similar mammal (lion, tiger, seal); a pup, wolf cub.
- An insolent youth; a mere child.
- A kind of ship.
- One of several wooden strips to prevent wear on a windlass on a clipper-era ship.
- A tooth on a sprocket wheel (compare sprocket and cog).
Interjection
- Alternative form of welp (“well”).