whelp

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   A young offspring of a various carnivores (canid, ursid, felid, pinniped), especially of a dog or a wolf, the young of a bear or similar mammal (lion, tiger, seal); a pup, wolf cub.
2. 2
   An insolent youth; a mere child.
3. 3
   A kind of ship.
4. 4
   One of several wooden strips to prevent wear on a windlass on a clipper-era ship.
5. 5
   A tooth on a sprocket wheel (compare sprocket and cog).

Verb

1. 1
   To give birth.

Interjection

1. 1
   Alternative form of welp (“well”).