Definition of whelp

• n. - One of the young of a dog or a beast of prey; a puppy; a cub; as, a lion's whelps.
• n. - A child; a youth; -- jocosely or in contempt.
• n. - One of the longitudinal ribs or ridges on the barrel of a capstan or a windless; -- usually in the plural; as, the whelps of a windlass.
• n. - One of the teeth of a sprocket wheel.
• v. i. - To bring forth young; -- said of the female of the dog and some beasts of prey.
• v. t. - To bring forth, as cubs or young; to give birth to.