noun
- young dogs, wolves, seals, or similar carnivorous mammals
verb
- to give birth to whelps
Examples
- The wolf had three whelps in her den.
- The seal whelps were playing on the rocky shore.
- Our dog is expected to whelp next month.
- The female wolf whelped during the harsh winter.
- The hunter found a litter of fox whelps in the forest.
- She watched as the mother dog carefully tended to her whelps.