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See more synonyms for pup on Thesaurus.com a young dog; puppy. the young of certain other animals, as the rat or fur seal. a small plant developing as an offshoot from a mature plant. Show More
verb (used without object), pupped, pup·ping. to give birth to pups. Show More
Origin of pup First recorded in
1580–90; apocopated variant of
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Related Words for pup brood ,
generation ,
progeny ,
heir ,
cub ,
baby ,
descendant ,
kid ,
pup ,
boy ,
juvenile ,
youth ,
teenager ,
student ,
girl ,
pupil ,
mutt ,
pooch ,
dog ,
animal Examples from the Web for pup Contemporary Examples of pup You can even compare your pup to other similar breeds to offer an understanding of where your dog falls on the activity spectrum.
Has your pup suddenly become more lethargic in your absence?
Who really owns a dog, if no official paperwork is signed as the pup gets transferred from one person to the next?
Walking their pup Lupo in Kensington Park is an almost daily occurrence when they are in London.
Designer Simon Spurr brought along his hulking, 90-pound pup Apollo.
Historical Examples of pup The moment his back was turned, the pup had sneaked into the kitchen.
Busted more clotheslines than I've got fingers and toes, that pup has.
Bill Dancing decided, off-hand, that “the pup ” was worthless.
He had a blacksnake whip in his hand and was teasing a pup with it.
Here in the rich cream of the day we're waiting for the mail, Dan'l and I and the pup .
British Dictionary definitions for pup a young dog, esp when under one year of age; puppy the young of various other animals, such as the seal in pup (of a bitch) pregnant informal , mainly British derogatory a conceited young man (esp in the phrase young pup ) sell someone a pup to swindle someone by selling him something worthless the night's a pup Australian slang it's early yet Show More
verb pups , pupping or pupped (of dogs, seals, etc) to give birth to (young) Show More
Word Origin for pup C18: back formation from puppy
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Word Origin and History for pup n. "young dog," 1760, shortened form of puppy (q.v.). Used from 1580s for "conceited person." Applied to the young of the fur seal from 1815. Used for "inexperienced person" by 1890. Pup tent (also dog tent ) is from 1863. Sopwith pup , popular name of the Sopwith Scout Tractor airplane, is from 1917.
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