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puppy

puppy

495 1.0
A young dog less than one year old
  • noun
  • /ˈpʌpi/
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  • 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.

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Examples

  • It's a puppy, isn't it?

  • This is my first puppy and I'm so in love with him.

  • Now, would you give the puppy food?

  • 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.

  • OK, my wife bought me a little puppy for Valentine's Day.

  • She bought herself a Labrador puppy just because she wanted to.

  • I miss my puppy.

  • 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

pup
vspuppy
86 1.0

A young animal like a dog or seal

is specific to young dogs, usually under one year old

Compounds

puppy love
  • Informal
7 3.7

A strong short romantic feeling often felt by young people

4 5.3

A small deep-fried ball made from cornmeal with spices served as a side

9.6

A large salamander with bushy red gills that lives in muddy water

3.4

A soft layer of fat on a child that children lose as they grow

How Young

newborn
12 1.0
puppy
495 1.0
adult
103 1.0

Surface Forms

puppy singular
puppies plural

Morphology

puppy = pup (transparent) = pup + y

The word is a straightforward diminutive/derivative of 'pup' and directly denotes a young dog.

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.