WHELPS Synonyms: 108 Similar and Opposite Words

whelps 1 of 2

noun

plural of whelp

as in kids

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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whelps

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verb

present tense third-person singular of whelp

as in litters

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Noun

There were some older, some younger and some kids whose parents were diehard fans.

— Sophie Lindberg July 11, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2026
The clients, a couple with two kids, wanted the look of an aged farmhouse.

— Genevieve Walker, Architectural Digest, 11 July 2026

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The average female lionfish spawns around 27,000 eggs every three days, so unsurprisingly, the species quickly spread throughout the Caribbean, up the East Coast and east to the Bahamas.

— Rachel Nuwer, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 June 2026
The Lifeform spawns from a black, bacterial mold that infests the yellow wallpaper and moist carpets.

— Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026

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The Texas Medical Association is also calling for restrictions on prediction markets, including requiring users to be at least 21 years old and limiting advertisements that target children and young adults.

— Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 July 2026
Recently, there was a news story about an unlicensed childcare program in Goshen, Indiana found to be illegally operating with over 85 children and only three adults.

— Kristin Stauss, Washington Post, 10 July 2026

Definition of children

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While Martin Scorsese called it one of the scariest movies of all time, The Uninvited kindles a wonderful romance between Rick and Stella.

— Steven Thrash, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Oct. 2025
The star of Big Little Lies confessed her new film, Caught Stealing, kindles a powerful yearning for some aspects of the era.

— Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025

Definition of kindles

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Conservationists say the bears were likely taken from the wild as cubs.

— Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 8 July 2026
Nothing etches itself in your heart quite like the memory of watching a pack of energetic African wild dogs frolicking, a lioness and her cubs dozing on the Kalahari with your own kids tucked in close.

— Kathryn Romeyn, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 June 2026

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