Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whelpie

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: whelpie
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small whelp, especially a little cub or puppy; a cur.

Example Sentences

"Familiars, brownies, water-kelpies, And all the other hellish whelpies; […]"
"I begged the sailors, at least, not to tease the whelpies any more for that day."
"Not that I mean any disrespect to Almighty God, but just to cheat the whelpies!"

Etymology

From whelp + -ie.

Inflected Forms

whelpies (plural)

Questions

What does whelpie mean?: A small whelp, especially a little cub or puppy; a cur.
Where does whelpie come from?: From whelp + -ie.

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