puppy
- noun
- /ˈpʌpi/
- We're getting a new English mastiff puppy in two days.
- a cute puppy
- puppy dog
Baby elephants play, bear Cubs play, puppies play, lion Cubs play.
- Baby elephants play, bear Cubs play, puppies play, lion Cubs play.
- Let's just adopt A lot of puppies in Bali.
- As far as who's going to use the trained puppies for what is scary?
- This is my first puppy and I'm so in love with him.
- So there was six of us in the classroom with one puppy named Tricks.
- So one thing I'll start off with a brand new puppy when they're home is their food.
- Oh, I want to relive picking up my puppy for the first day.
Examples
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It's a puppy, isn't it?
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This is my first puppy and I'm so in love with him.
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Now, would you give the puppy food?
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Having a dog made me think of the first puppy Sister ever owned.
Fiction book (1990) -
I remember there was this cute little puppy that used to run around the neighborhood.
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OK, my wife bought me a little puppy for Valentine's Day.
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She bought herself a Labrador puppy just because she wanted to.
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I miss my puppy.
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Maggie told the gardener to bury the puppy under the beech tree.
Fiction book (1992) -
I can't wait to pick up our new puppy this weekend.
Synonyms
A young animal like a dog or seal
Compounds
How Young
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Puppy probably comes from the short word pup or from the French poupée, which means 'doll'. Because baby dogs looked like little dolls, puppy came to mean a small, young dog.