Difference between Pup and Whelp

What is the difference between Pup and Whelp?

Pup as a noun is a young dog, wolf, fox, seal, shark and some other animals. while Whelp as a noun is the young of a mammal.

Pup

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A young dog, wolf, fox, seal, shark and some other animals. A young, inexperienced person. Any dog that one believes is cute, regardless of age. A short semi-trailer used jointly with a dolly and another semi-trailer to create a twin trailer.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To give birth to pups.

Whelp

Part of speech: verb

Definition: to give birth.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: the young of a mammal.an insolent youth.one of several wooden strips to prevent wear on a windlass on a clipper-era ship.a tooth on a sprocket wheel (cf. sprocket, def. 2; cog, def. 1).

We hope you now know whether to use Pup or Whelp in your sentence.

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