HBAa young animal, especially a dog or lion 幼兽〔尤指狗崽或幼狮〕
Examples from the Corpus
whelp• Shall a traitor's whelp get the better of us?• She let out a soft whelp as she closed her eyes then popped them open and stared mutely into the berries.
Related topics: Animals
whelp2 verb [intransitiveI]
old-fashionedMBHBA if a dog or lion whelps, it gives birth 〔狗、狮〕产崽
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whelp• Members are able to fill in a form to notify the Club that a litter is due to be whelped.