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puppy
[ puhp-ee ]
noun
- a young dog, especially one less than a year old.
- Fox Hunting. a foxhound that has hunted regularly for less than one season.
- a presuming, conceited, or empty-headed young man.
puppy
/ ˈpʌpɪ /
noun
- a young dog; pup
- informal.a brash or conceited young man; pup
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Derived Forms
- ˈpuppyˌhood, noun
- ˈpuppyish, adjective
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Other Words From
- puppy·hood puppy·dom noun
- puppy·ish adjective
- puppy·like adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of puppy1
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Example Sentences
Yeah, the “Giant man-puppy” that is Gronkowski won't hold a sexual candle to the blue-eyed dreamboat.
Who went to a school where she was allowed to take her puppy to gym class, and her best friend played the didgeridoo.
The plums came off the trees hot from the sun, and I had a cocker spaniel puppy that followed me everywhere I went.
I carried the puppy up the hill, stumbling under the weight.
A neighbor woman came out from behind her screen door and told me to leave the puppy out in the street.
Mr. Norwood was at home, and Jessie flew at him a good deal like an eager Newfoundland puppy.
I was flattering myself that the puppy was choosing my company to the hunt, for I always value the approval of a dog.
One of them, a mere puppy, with a beard of English cut and a gold chain, had been at Rio—and twice!
If I live through this breach of habit, I shall be a white-livered puppy indeed.
When Tiney first saw Leo, he was only a puppy, and I suppose was frightened at the sight of so large a dog.
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