whelps 1 of 2

noun

plural of whelp
as in kids
a young person who is between infancy and adulthood playtime's over, it's time to gather up the whelps and head home

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whelps

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verb

present tense third-person singular of whelp
as in litters

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whelps
  1. kids
  2. spawns
  3. children
  4. kindles
  5. cubs
  6. begets
Noun
  • The South is cheapest for young kids For families with young children, annual costs are lowest across much of the South.
    — Martie Bowser, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • When Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour stopped in London in 2024, the Prince of Wales wanted a photo with his kids and the world-famous singer.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of kids
Verb
  • Slop spawns, and Waymo’s artificially intelligent cars hum into view like two-ton rolling Rorschach tests.
    — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Molluscum is caused by a virus and spawns the pimple-like bumps.
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of spawns
Noun
  • The South is cheapest for young kids For families with young children, annual costs are lowest across much of the South.
    — Martie Bowser, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Beckman portrayed the first lady's work on the ceasefire as an extension of her efforts to help reunite Russian and Ukrainian children with their families after they were separated by Russia's war against Ukraine.
    — BEN FINLEY, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of children
Verb
  • While Martin Scorsese called it one of the scariest movies of all time, The Uninvited kindles a wonderful romance between Rick and Stella.
    — Steven Thrash, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The star of Big Little Lies confessed her new film, Caught Stealing, kindles a powerful yearning for some aspects of the era.
    — Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Definition of kindles
Noun
  • The Smithsonian National Zoo welcomed five cheetah cubs this month.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 16 Oct. 2026
  • One early Saturday morning in June of 2025, a pair of very small raccoon cubs, about six weeks old, were strolling around the yard, exploring their world.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of cubs
Verb
  • Clandestine action begets retribution, which begets chaos — the only status quo Central Intelligence has ever known.
    — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2026
  • If interest begets debt, and debt begets interest, eventually debt will spin out of control.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of begets
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