puppy
noun/ˈpʌpi/
/ˈpʌpi/
(plural puppies)
(also pup)
- a young dog
- a litter of puppies
- a Labrador puppy
- (old-fashioned, informal) a proud or rude young man
Word Originlate 15th cent. (denoting a lapdog): perhaps from Old French poupee ‘doll, plaything’; compare with puppet, synonymous with dialect puppy (as in puppy-show ‘puppet show’).
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