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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Noun
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This moving real-life saga opens with a family—Evelyn and her five, soon to be six, children—living in a small city in California.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
24 Mar. 2025 -
Her fiancé at the time wasn't ready for children, but Zirkle didn't have time to wait.—
Kevin Sabet,
Newsweek,
24 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The zoo’s program resulted in six cubs.—
Karen Kucher,
The Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2024
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When the last group of National Zoo animals were returned to China, only two panda cubs remained in the United States at Zoo Atlanta.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes,
15 Oct. 2024
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“Whelps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whelps. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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