whelp

As nouns the difference between help and whelp

is that help is (uncountable) action given to provide assistance; aid while whelp is 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.

As verbs the difference between help and whelp

is that help is to provide assistance to (someone or something) while whelp is (ambitransitive) to give birth.

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and whelp

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while whelp is 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.

As a verb whelp is

(ambitransitive) to give birth.