Welpe.
puppy (male or of unspecified gender) (young dog)
Meaning & usage
puppy (male or of unspecified gender) (young dog)
Meine Hündin hat neulich sieben Welpen geworfen.
cub (male or of unspecified gender) (young of several wild animals)
Ich habe gestern im Wald einen Fuchs mit seinen Welpen gesehen.
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German wëlf, wëlfe, from Old High German hwëlf, from Proto-West Germanic *hwelp, from Proto-Germanic *hwelpaz. The consonantism in modern Welpe is from Middle Low German welp, from Old Saxon hwelp. Cognate to English whelp.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.