Whelp and Youngling

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Whelp noun - A young person who is between infancy and adulthood.

Usage example: playtime's over, it's time to gather up the whelps and head home

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Youngling and whelp are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Youngling" instead a noun "Whelp".

Nearby Words: whelped, whelping

Youngling noun - A young person who is between infancy and adulthood.

Usage example: she quit babysitting when she got tired of wrangling younglings who weren't even her own

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Whelp and youngling are semantically related. You can use "Whelp" instead a noun "Youngling".

Nearby Words: young, youngster

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