noun
1.
a young dog; puppy.
2.
the young of certain other animals, as the rat or fur seal.
3.
a small plant developing as an offshoot from a mature plant.
verb (used without object)
4.
to give birth to pups.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a. a young dog, esp when under one year of age; puppy |
| b. the young of various other animals, such as the seal | |
| 2. | in pup (of a bitch) pregnant |
| 3. | informal, derogatory chiefly (Brit) a conceited young man (esp in the phrase young pup) |
| 4. | sell someone a pup to swindle someone by selling him something worthless |
| 5. | slang (Austral) the night's a pup it's early yet |
| —vb , pups, pupping, pupped | |
| 6. | (of dogs, seals, etc) to give birth to (young) |
| [C18: back formation from | |
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Word Origin & History
pup
1773, "a young dog," shortened form of puppy (q.v.). Used from 1589 for "conceited person." Applied to the young of the fur seal from 1815. 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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Abbreviations & Acronyms
| PUP Puppis (constellation) |
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