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Definitions

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. A young dog; a pup.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. A doll; a puppet.
  2. n. A young dog; a whelp; also, by extension, a young seal or other young carnivore.
  3. n. A conceited, frivolous, and impertinent man; a silly young fop or coxcomb: used in contempt.
  4. n. A white bowl or buoy used in the herring-fisheries to mark the position of the net nearest the fishing-boat.
  5. To bring forth puppies; whelp. Also pup.

Wiktionary

  1. n. A young dog.
  2. n. A young rat.
  3. n. A young seal.
  4. n. slang, usually in the plural A woman’s breast.
  5. n. informal A (generic) thing; particularly something that is a nuisance; a sucker.
  6. v. transitive To bring forth whelps; to pup.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. (Zoöl.) The young of a canine animal, esp. of the common dog; a whelp.
  2. n. A name of contemptuous reproach for a conceited and impertinent person.
  3. v. To bring forth whelps; to pup.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. an inexperienced young person
  2. n. a young dog

Etymologies

  1. Middle English popi, small pet dog, perhaps from Anglo-Norman poppe, doll, from Vulgar Latin *puppa, from Latin pūpa, girl, doll. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

Examples

  • “How the 'Obama puppy' can help end animal homelessness yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'How the \'Obama puppy\' can help end animal homelessness '; yahooBuzzArticleSummary =' Article: It won\'t happen overnight, but if we vow always to do two simple things-adopt animals from shelters or rescue groups rather than buy them from breeders or pet shops and get our animals spayed or neutered-then together, yes, we can end animal homelessness once and for all. ”

    How the 'Obama puppy' can help end animal homelessness

  • “The term "puppy mill" generally refers to a large commercial breeding operation where the animals do not receive proper care.”

    The Seattle Times

  • “Lol, thanx Lobes, the puppy is a temporary measure, just seeing if I could get it to work.”

    Cheeseburger Gothic » Gentlemen’s Club.

  • “And please do not let anyone talk you into doing a "condition retrieve" (force breaking) until after your puppy is a year old.”

    Welcome to the New F&S Dog Blog

  • “This puppy is the cutest thing I've ever seen (and should totally be a feature on Cute Overload).”

    Random Thoughts on a Gray Day

  • “Who's the ass-clown that wrote this show's pilot and said, "Oh yeah, this puppy is my retirement vehicle!”

    A Moment of Surrealism

  • “While the puppy is a loyal companion, the boy still seems depressed, so she gets him a tricycle, which he takes to with a zeal.”

    Review: The Triplets of Belleville

  • “He had, like -- you know what we call puppy dog eyes?”

    CNN Transcript Dec 5, 2003

  • “Deputies and animal control officers conducted several raids on what they call puppy mills in Skagit and Snohomish counties.”

    KOMO - News - Top Stories

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synonyms (5)

Words with the same meaning

  1. whelp
  1. pup
  1. dog
  1. jackanapes
  1. breast

hypernyms (9)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. young person
  1. younker
  1. youth
  1. spring chicken
  1. domestic dog
  1. pup
  1. canis familiaris
  1. dog
  1. whelp

same context (20)

Words that are found in similar contexts

  1. pup
  2. kitten
  3. bitch
  4. hound
  1. dog
  2. cub
  3. lamb
  4. pig
  1. rabbit
  2. monkey
  3. terrier
  4. wolf
  1. cow
  2. calve
  3. baby
  4. youngster
  1. goat
  2. spaniel
  3. chicken
  4. rat

rhymes (3)

Words with the same terminal sound

  1. cuppy
  1. guppy
  1. yuppie

reverse dictionary (28)

Words that contain this word in their definition

  1. water-dog
  2. pup
  3. puppify
  4. minx
  5. puppyhood
  1. puppyism
  2. whenever
  3. puppyish
  4. distraction
  5. eared
  1. roll
  2. nippy
  3. housebreak
  4. puppylike
  5. fetch
  1. far
  2. mess
  3. nestle
  4. puppily
  5. puppy-dog
  1. take
  2. walk
  3. whelp
  4. cub
  5. dogfish
  1. marmoset
  2. skipjack
  3. water-lizard

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  • chained_bear Accidentally found this site: VeryCutePuppies.com. It's true, there really is a site out there for everyone. Jul 23, 2009

  • Telofy "Trying to send him to a specific place is sort of like... like... trying to hit a puppy, by throwing a live bee at it." - Willow, BtVS (Triangle) Sep 24, 2008

  • sionnach A measure of happiness: the quantity of happiness which one 1 kilogram beagle puppy whose body temperature is 310 kelvins produces when held in skin contact for one second. Jul 28, 2008

  • reesetee It's listed on Urban Dictionary ("ud" link under the word). Jul 12, 2007

  • slumry Funny, I am not finding refence to the slangy, vague meaning of that "thing." Jul 12, 2007

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