whelpynge
Middle English
Alternative forms
- whelpyng
Etymology
From whelp + -ing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʍɛlpinɡ/
Noun
whelpynge (used of canids and felids, rare)
- The process of bearing young.
- The process of exiting the womb.
References
- “whelping(e (ger.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-09.