puppy
English
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Alternative forms
- puppie (obsolete)
Etymology
From earlier puppie, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle French poupée (“doll, toy”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French poupee (“a doll; puppet”). More at puppet.
Pronunciation
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Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ʌpi
Noun
puppy (plural puppies)
- A young dog, especially before sexual maturity (12-18 months)
- A young rat.
- A young seal.
- (slang, usually in the plural) A woman’s breast.
- (informal) A (generic) thing; particularly something that is a nuisance; a sucker.
- I have another two dozen of these puppies to finish before I can go home.
- (derogatory, dated) A conceited and impertinent person, especially a young man.
- (Can we date this quote by Addison and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
- I found my place taken by an ill-bred, awkward puppy with a money bag under each arm.
- (Can we date this quote by Addison and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
Synonyms
- (young dog): dogling, pup, whelp
- (young seal): pup
- (woman’s breast): See also Thesaurus:breast
Derived terms
Translations
young dog
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young rat
young seal
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slang: a woman’s breast
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Verb
puppy (third-person singular simple present puppies, present participle puppying, simple past and past participle puppied)
- (transitive) To bring forth whelps or give birth to pups.
Synonyms
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