The difference between Puppy and Whelp
When used as nouns, puppy means a young dog, especially before sexual maturity (12-18 months), whereas whelp means a young offspring of a canid (ursid, felid, pinniped), especially of a dog or a wolf, the young of a bear or similar mammal (lion, tiger, seal).
When used as verbs, puppy means to bring forth whelps or give birth to pups, whereas whelp means to give birth.
check bellow for the other definitions of Puppy and Whelp
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Puppy as a noun:
A young dog, especially before sexual maturity (12-18 months)
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Puppy as a noun:
A young rat.
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Puppy as a noun:
A young seal.
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Puppy as a noun (slang, usually, in the plural):
A woman's breast.
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Puppy as a noun (informal):
A (generic) thing; particularly something that is a nuisance; a sucker.
Examples:
"I have another two dozen of these puppies to finish before I can go home."
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Puppy as a noun (derogatory, dated):
A conceited and impertinent person, especially a young man.
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Puppy as a verb (transitive):
To bring forth whelps or give birth to pups.
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Whelp as a noun:
A young offspring of a canid (ursid, felid, pinniped), especially of a dog or a wolf, the young of a bear or similar mammal (lion, tiger, seal); a pup, wolf cub.
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Whelp as a noun (derogatory):
An insolent youth; a mere child.
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Whelp as a noun (obsolete):
A kind of ship.
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Whelp as a noun:
One of several wooden strips to prevent wear on a windlass on a clipper-era ship.
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Whelp as a noun:
A tooth on a sprocket wheel (compare sprocket and cog).
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Whelp as a verb (ambitransitive, of [[she-dog]], [[she-wolf]], [[vixen]], etc.):
To give birth.
Examples:
"The bitch whelped."
"The she-wolf whelped a large litter of cubs."