Context: In breeding circles, a male canine is referred to as a dog, while a female is called a bitch (Middle English bicche, from Old English bicce, ultimately from Old Norse bikkja). A group of offspring is a litter. The father of a litter is called the sire, and the mother is called the dam. Offspring are, in general, called pups or puppies, from French poupée, until they are about a year old. The process of birth is whelping, from the Old English word hwelp.

Question: What are a single birth group of puppies of a dog called collectively?
Answer: a litter.

Question: What is the male who is father of the pups called?
Answer: sire

Question: What is the French word that "puppy" comes from?
Answer: poupée

Question: What is giving birth to dogs called?
Answer: whelping

Question: What is the English word for female dog that has also become profanity?
Answer: bitch

Question: A male canine is called a dog while a female canine is called a what in reference to breeding?
Answer: bitch

Question: What are canine offspring referred as?
Answer: litter

Question: What is the father of a litter referred as?
Answer: sire

Question: What is the mother of a litter referred as?
Answer: dam

Question: What are the individual litter canines called?
Answer: pups