Synonyms of whelp

whelp 1 of 2

noun

ˈ(h)welp 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• kid
• child
• cub
• youngling
• chick
• juvenile
• youngster
• bud
• moppet
• baby
• youth
• kiddo
• teenager
• bairn
• monkey
• adolescent
• sprat
• kiddie
• sprout
• bambino
• chap
• teen
• infant
• squirt
• neonate
• toddler
• newborn
• minor
• hellion
• bantling
• tyke
• imp
• weanling
• rascal
• lad
• whippersnapper
• stripling
• schoolchild
• urchin
• cherub
• preschooler
• schoolboy
• kindergartner
• jackanapes
• schoolkid
• tot
• rogue
• rapscallion
• mischief
• preteen
• babe
• schoolgirl
• nestling
• rug rat
• nipper
• tween
• devil
• shaver
• hoyden
• teenybopper
• teener
• subteen
• tomboy
• tad
• bobby-soxer
• preteen-ager

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adult
• grown-up
• oldster
• elder
• senior citizen
• ancient
• old-timer
• middle-ager
• senior
• golden-ager

whelp

2 of 2

verb

as in to litter

Related Words

• litter
• sire
• pup
• kid
• father
• kitten
• beget
• calve
• kindle
• spawn
• breed
• generate
• reproduce
• mother
• multiply
• labor
• propagate
• get
• birth
• produce
• have
• bear
• deliver
• drop

Dissimilar Words

• lose
• abort
• miscarry

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of whelp

Noun

Unlikely Meathead, a whelp who spoke from a position of occasionally whiny, frequently wet-behind-the-ears insulation from life’s realities, Reiner had gray in his beard and a lengthy track record of using his podium for good. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019

Verb

The population of coyotes doubles in Cook County during mating and whelping season, research shows. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026

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

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

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