puppy

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  1. noun A young dog; a pup.

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  • C~A said, in February 14th, 2009 at 6: 29 pm lorim - We are wonderful … thank you so much … the puppy is amazing … he's just wonderful … doesnt 'act like a puppy … he so good and not hardly any accidents … he's very smart … No poops in the house EVER … not caged. .he is ma boy! —  Blogger News Network
  • Dont 'listen to beast … puppy doesnt' wake him up any earlier then his babies … he just keepin his distance so he doesnt 'show his "i think the puppy is awesome" side … then he will have to take him out for his pee .. —  Blogger News Network
  • Prado's daughter and her puppy were also in the room. —  battlecreekenquirer.com -
  • Hanging next to the puppy is a pump and a lot of tubing that disappears under his clothes. —  KCCI.com - Local News
  • Named Crusader, the puppy was among 24 dogs and two cats that arrived in Newark in June, according to The New York Times. —  WCAX - Local News
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pup ·  kitten ·  bitch ·  hound ·  dog ·  cub ·  lamb ·  pig ·  rabbit ·  monkey ·  terrier ·  wolf

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puppy:   Puppy ·  puppies
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Middle English popi, small pet dog, perhaps from Anglo-Norman poppe, doll, from Vulgar Latin *puppa, from Latin pūpa, girl, doll.

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  1. Early modern English puppie; from Old French poupee, French poupée, a doll, puppet, from Middle Latin as if *pupata, from Latin pupa, a doll, puppet: see pupa, puppet. A little dog appears to have been called puppy because petted as a doll or puppet. Hence, by abbreviation, pup.
  2. from puppy, n.
 

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