Morpheme
Whelp
Type
free base
Denotation
young offspring, give birth, insolent youth, small water vessel
Etymology
Middle English whelpen, whelp; Old English hwelpian, hwelp
Evidence
dunderwhelp, whelp, whelped, whelpie, whelping, whelpling, whelps, whelpy
Notes
homophone of Welp