Whelp

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