whelps
Litter of puppies
Whelps are the young of dogs, wolves, or other canines—essentially puppies.
The term extends to other mammals: lion whelps, bear whelps.
As a verb, to whelp is to give birth to such young: The bitch whelped six pups.
Applied to humans, whelp is contemptuous, suggesting an ill-mannered or insignificant youth: insolent whelp.
Young canines or seals
- cubsYoung wild mammal offspring
- litterScattered waste or debris
- broodHatchlings as a group
- youngNot yet mature
progeny · kittens · fawns · calves · foals · lambs · piglets · hatchlings
Young canines or seals
- dogsDomesticated barking mammals
- houndsDogs bred to track
- mongrelsMixed-breed dogs
- muttsMixed-breed dogs
curs · strays · bitches · sires · dams · kennels · litters · nursing
pups
Young canines or seals
young · progeny · kittens · fawns · calves · foals · lambs · piglets · hatchlings · nestlings
pups
Young canines or seals
mutts · curs · strays · bitches · sires · dams · kennels · litters · nursing · weaning
littering
Discarding waste improperly
nursing · suckling · weaning · neonatal · newborn · maternal · dam · gestation · parturition · lactation
yelp
Brief, shrill cry
yap · howl · mewl · squeal · bark · growl · snarl · keening · plaintive · pitiful