WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| whelp n | rare (young animal, esp. dog) | cachorro n común |
| | The dog played with her whelps. |
| | La perra jugaba con sus cachorros. |
| whelp n | figurative (child, youth) | mocoso, mocosa nm, nf |
| | | chavalín, chavalina nm, nf |
| | | muchachito, muchachita nm, nf |
| | The angry woman told the boy he was an insolent whelp. |
| | La mujer, enojada, le dijo al niño que era un mocoso insolente. |
| whelp⇒ vi | (dog, etc.: give birth to young) | parir⇒ vi |
| | The elephant whelped following an 18-month gestation. |
| | La elefanta parió después de 18 meses de gestación. |
| whelp [sth]⇒ vtr | (dog, etc.: give birth to) | parir⇒ vtr |
| | | dar a luz a loc verb |
| | The greyhound bitch whelped six puppies. |