whelp

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Related topics: Animals

whelp1 /welp/ noun [countable]  HBAa young animal, especially a dog or lion 幼兽〔尤指狗崽或幼狮〕

Examples from the Corpus

whelp• Shall a traitor's whelp get the better of us?• She let out a soft whelp as she closed her eyes then popped them open and stared mutely into the berries.

Related topics: Animals

whelp2 verb [intransitive]  old-fashionedMBHBA if a dog or lion whelps, it gives birth 〔狗、狮〕产崽

Examples from the Corpus

whelp• Members are able to fill in a form to notify the Club that a litter is due to be whelped.Origin whelp1 Old English hwelp

whelp1 nounwhelp2 verbChinese  

Corpus young especially animal, dog lion a or a

whelp

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whelp¹ /welp/ noun [countable]a young animal, especially a dog or lion

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whelp² verb [intransitive]
old-fashioned if a dog or lion whelps, it gives birth