whelp

A young offspring of a carnivorous mammal, especially a dog or wolf.

A child; a youth.

An impudent boy or young man.

A tooth of a sprocket wheel.

Any of the ridges on the barrel of a windlass or capstan.

To give birth to whelps or a whelp.

To give birth to (whelps or a whelp).

To bring forth young, as the female of the dog and various beasts of prey.