What is the meaning of Whelp?

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.

An insolent youth; a mere child.

A kind of ship.

One of several wooden strips to prevent wear on a windlass on a clipper-era ship.

A tooth on a sprocket wheel (compare sprocket and cog).

To give birth.

Alternative form of welp (well)

A whelp (a puppy or a baby dog)

A whelp (the young of other animals, especially canids and felids)

A whelp (as an insulting term)

An unknown kind of mechanical machine or system.

Source: wiktionary.org