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

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of whelp

as in litters

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Noun

Residents didn’t feel safe walking their dogs down the street, let alone taking their kids to the neighborhood park.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026
Building Coping Mechanisms Youth sports have the power to teach perseverance and overcoming adversity in a way kids may not be able to learn elsewhere, especially in our digital age.

— Anna Halkidis, Parents, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of kids

Verb

But the software wrapped around it reinserts the objective on every turn, stores progress to a file, spawns subagents, retries on failure, and keeps going until a verifier says the task is done.

— Ashish Bhatia, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of spawns

Noun

On Thursday, a Russian ballistic missile and drone barrage across Ukraine killed at least eight civilians, including children, and wounded dozens more.

— CBS News, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
All around them, guests smiled and laughed as children screamed with excitement and giggled each time a butterfly fluttered close.

— Sophia Buonpane, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of children

Verb

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

Noun

The sow noticed me in that same moment and ran away with her cubs along the western trail and out of sight over the ridge.

— Todd Orr, Outdoor Life, 30 July 2026
According to Visit Idaho, a majority of bear attacks are defensive measures to protect cubs, food or territory.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 29 July 2026

Definition of cubs

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