WHELPS Synonyms: 108 Similar and Opposite Words

whelps 1 of 2

noun

plural of whelp

as in kids

a young person who is between infancy and adulthood playtime's over, it's time to gather up the whelps and head home

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whelps

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of whelp

as in litters

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Noun

Kotb and her daughters posed for a summery moms-and-kids photo alongside her Today with Hoda & Jenna co-host and their executive producer Talia Parkinson.

— Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
Cheryl Reeve has been the loudest voice in favor of inclusion of transgender kids in particular.

— Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of kids

Verb

Molluscum is caused by a virus and spawns the pimple-like bumps.

— Kara Nesvig, Allure, 10 Aug. 2026
But the software wrapped around it reinserts the objective on every turn, stores progress to a file, spawns subagents, retries on failure, and keeps going until a verifier says the task is done.

— Ashish Bhatia, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of spawns

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More than eleven million children are projected to need humanitarian assistance this year, according to UNICEF, but nearly 600 health facilities have closed because of the cuts.

— Kara Fox, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
Family and religion Sabio and his wife, Abigail, have five children.

— Amy DeLaura, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of children

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While Martin Scorsese called it one of the scariest movies of all time, The Uninvited kindles a wonderful romance between Rick and Stella.

— Steven Thrash, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Oct. 2025
The star of Big Little Lies confessed her new film, Caught Stealing, kindles a powerful yearning for some aspects of the era.

— Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025

Definition of kindles

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Lion cubs are similar to domestic kittens at birth, in that they're born blind and their eyes open within about a week or two, the zoo said in a previous press release.

— Finch Walker, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026
Officials say that this is the time of year when mother bears push out their cubs to be on their own, and that sometimes leads them into unusual places, which can be more of a danger to them instead of the public.

— Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026

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