Definitions
1.NounA young offspring of a various carnivores (canid, ursid, felid, pinniped), especially of a dog or a wolf, the young of a bear or similar mammal (lion, tiger, seal); a pup, wolf cub.
2.NounAn insolent youth; a mere child.
3.NounA kind of ship.
4.NounOne of several wooden strips to prevent wear on a windlass on a clipper-era ship.
5.NounA tooth on a sprocket wheel (compare sprocket and cog).
6.VerbTo give birth."The bitch whelped.; The she-wolf whelped a large litter of cubs."
7.InterjectionAlternative form of welp (“well”).