1 Destroy the lion while he is yet but a whelp. 

2 My dog slipped its whelps.

3 Shall a traitor's whelp get the better of us?

4 She let out a soft whelp as she closed her eyes then popped them open and stared mutely into the berries.

5 It happened that Jessie and Bluebell had both whelped soon after the hay harvest, giving birth between them to nine sturdy puppies.

6 The process actually began long before they were whelped, when in planning the breeding you considered the characteristics of the sire and dam and their parents, siblings, and other relatives.

7 Members are able to fill in a form to notify the Club that a litter is due to be whelped.