puppy
noun
a young dog, especially one less than a year old.
puppies
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pluralof puppy.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Quammen said people with puppies or kittens might consider getting insurance, because younger animals are less likely to have pre-existing conditions that might not qualify for coverage.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
Well, it's not exactly Mariah Carey demanding baskets of puppies and forbidding eye contact, but Imbruglia was shaken up.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
This summer, she received 50 applications for the three puppies she had available for sale.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
They selected promising puppies and may sometimes have bred dogs with wild canids to reinforce particular characteristics.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
They will happily mate and their puppies will grow up to pair off with other dogs and produce more puppies.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
