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/ |
- whelp (something) (of a female dog) to give birth to a puppy or puppiesWord OriginOld English hwelp (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch welp and German Welf.
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