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whelpling

whelpling noun: a little whelp.

Noun

whelpling (plural whelplings)

  1. A little whelp.
    • "[…] For that whelpling Diogenes sought to find a man, carrying round his lamp at midday; but Marcion, having quenched the light of faith, has lost the God whom he had found."1907, Frederic William Farrar, Lives of the Fathers
    • "Yes, I did," Evia replied, and then licked the top of the whelpling's head.2011, Ani Johnson, Half-Breed

Forms of whelpling

pluralwhelplings

Origin of whelpling

From whelp + -ling.

Questions about whelpling

What does whelpling mean?
Whelpling means a little whelp.
What part of speech is whelpling?
Whelpling is a noun.
What is the plural of whelpling?
The plural of whelpling is whelplings.

Words near whelpling in the dictionary

  1. whelpings
  2. whelpish
  3. whelpless
  4. Whelpley
  5. Whelpleys
  6. whelpling
  7. whelplings
  8. whelps
  9. whelpy
  10. Whelton
  11. Wheltons

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