whelp

Definitions

• A young offspring of a 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.
• (derogatory) An insolent youth; a mere child.
• (obsolete) A kind of ship.
• One of several wooden strips to prevent wear on a windlass on a clipper-era ship.
• A tooth on a sprocket wheel (compare sprocket and cog).