as in kid
a young person who is between infancy and adulthood
playtime's over, it's time to gather up the whelps and head home
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Recent Examples of whelp
Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 29 July 2024
When a captive mother whelps, or gives birth on her own, managers match her pups with a wild den using GPS coordinates from radio collars placed on packs’ breeding alpha male and female.
—Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 3 May 2024
Given its importance as one of two Northwest Atlantic harp seal whelping grounds, the area is one of Nat Geo’s Best Trips for 2020.
—Jennifer Hayes, National Geographic, 19 Dec. 2019
And from Susan’s line, the queen’s breeding program at the Kennels of Windsor whelped hundreds of corgi puppies.
—William Booth, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2018
From the queen's breeding program at the Kennels of Windsor, hundreds of royal corgis have been whelped.
—William Booth, chicagotribune.com, 18 Apr. 2018
Verb
The alpha male was a foster, and his mate whelped — or gave birth — during the same week, making the pack an ideal candidate to receive pups.
—Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 29 July 2024
When a captive mother whelps, or gives birth on her own, managers match her pups with a wild den using GPS coordinates from radio collars placed on packs’ breeding alpha male and female.
—Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 3 May 2024
Given its importance as one of two Northwest Atlantic harp seal whelping grounds, the area is one of Nat Geo’s Best Trips for 2020.
—Jennifer Hayes, National Geographic, 19 Dec. 2019
And from Susan’s line, the queen’s breeding program at the Kennels of Windsor whelped hundreds of corgi puppies.
—William Booth, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2018
From the queen's breeding program at the Kennels of Windsor, hundreds of royal corgis have been whelped.
—William Booth, chicagotribune.com, 18 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whelp
Noun
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The massacre, which also wounded 21 people, became a blueprint for dozens of copycats and shattered the notion that kids were safe in school.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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Below, here are all of the comments Elon Musk has made about his ever-growing number of kids.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Most of the justices sounded sympathetic to a group of Maryland parents who want their elementary school children excused from class when the books are being read.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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The surface contained scores of portraits made by children with baker’s clay, then turned into 42 bronze panels.—
Robert Taylor,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Baffert’s influence can also be found in the breeding for this race with six having been sired by horses that Baffert has trained.—
John Cherwa,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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The horse, sired by two-time Horse of the Year Curlin, will have jockey John Velazquez in the saddle and is guided by Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher.—
Eric Jackson,
Sportico.com,
3 Sep. 2019
Noun
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The bear had a yearling cub with her, the agency said.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2025
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The Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks did not immediately respond to USA TODAY's question Tuesday about whether the mama bear may have been defending her cub.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Charlotte-area coyote sightings The attack came during coyote pupping season, when coyotes are more aggressive toward dogs and other animals, wildlife biologists say.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Apr. 2025
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When: Mothers begin giving birth in mid-December, with pupping continuing into February.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Son Tatum Thompson came a couple of years later, after Thompson fathered a kid with another woman and after Kardashian finally decided she was done with the NBA star as a partner.—
Christie D’Zurilla,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2025
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In addition to Ireland Baldwin, whom Alec fathered with ex-wife Kim Basinger in 1995, the couple have welcomed seven children: Carmen Gabriela, 11, Rafael Thomas, 9, Leonardo Ángel Charles, 8, Romeo Alejandro David, 6, Eduardo Pao Lucas, 4, María Lucía Victoria, 4, and Ilaria Catalina Irena, 2.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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After getting rescued at a young age, a tuxedo kitten immediately claimed his owner's cat as his own new mommy, and internet users can't cope with the heartwarming relationship the two have developed.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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Local authorities were able to coax the bobcat kitten out of the tree and bring it some comfort.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA TODAY,
25 July 2023
Verb
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A day with Cash4Life, Powerball, Florida Lotto and Fantasy 5 drawings begat one jackpot win, split between tickets bought at a Miramar discount store and a North Miami Beach Winn-Dixie.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
17 Apr. 2025
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But violence, as The Last of Us II teaches us, begets violence...which begets violence...which begets violence.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
13 Apr. 2025
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