Definition
A young puppy, or sometimes a young child, especially one that seems wild, poorly behaved, or needs training.
Etymology
From Old English 'hwelp' and Old Norse 'hvelpr,' related to Germanic words for young animals. The word has been used since around 1000 CE and originally referred to the offspring of carnivorous animals.
Kelly Says
The word 'whelp' appears in medieval texts to describe young knights who still needed training—calling someone a 'whelp' was basically saying 'you're still just a puppy pretending to be a dog.'
Translations
BNবাংলা
কুকুরের সন্তান
kook-ur-er san-tan
CSČeština
šteniatko
sh-tee-aht-koh
ELΕλληνικά
σκυλάκι
skoo-LAH-kee
ESEspañol
cachorro
ka-CHOR-roh
GUGU
કુતરાનું બચ્ચુ
koo-tra-nu bach-chu
HIहिन्दी
कुत्ता का बच्चा
kut-tah ka bach-cha
HUMagyar
kiskutya
kee-skoo-tyah
IDBahasa Indonesia
anak anjing
a-nak an-jing
ITItaliano
cucciolo
kwo-tsee-OH-loh
MRMR
कुत्र्याचा मुलगा
koo-trya-cha mul-ga
MSBahasa Melayu
anak anjing
a-nak an-jing
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောက်
chaw-kyeht
PAPA
ਕੁੱਤੇ ਦਾ ਬੱਚਾ
kut-tay da bach-a
PLPolski
szczeniak
shchen-ee-ak
PTPortuguês
filhote
fee-L-oh-teh
RORomână
câine pui
kye-neh poo-ee
RUРусский
щеннок
shchen-nok
SWKiswahili
mtoto wa mbwa
mo-to-to wa m-bwa
THไทย
ลูกสุนัข
look su-nak
TLTL
anak ng aso
a-nak ng a-so
TRTürkçe
yavru köpek
ya-vru ko-pek
UKУкраїнська
щеня
shchen-ya
URاردو
کُتا کا بچہ
koo-tah ka be-cha
VITiếng Việt
chó con
chow con
ZUZU
indodana
in-doh-da-na