(1):
(v. t.) To bring forth, as cubs or young; to give birth to.
(2):
(n.) One of the young of a dog or a beast of prey; a puppy; a cub; as, a lion's whelps.
(3):
(n.) A child; a youth; - jocosely or in contempt.
(4):
(n.) One of the longitudinal ribs or ridges on the barrel of a capstan or a windless; - usually in the plural; as, the whelps of a windlass.
(5):
(n.) One of the teeth of a sprocket wheel.
(6):
(v. i.) To bring forth young; - said of the female of the dog and some beasts of prey.