puppy
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.
Origin of puppy
1Other words from puppy
- pup·py·hood, pup·py·dom, noun
- pup·py·ish, adjective
- pup·py·like, adjective
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How to use puppy in a sentence
He saves the helpless from burning buildings and puppies from untimely deaths.
The Ugly Truth About Cory Booker, New Jersey’s Golden Boy | Olivia Nuzzi | October 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTShe became vegan, “inspired by a love of puppies and a cow that winked at me on a family vacation.”
Speed Read: Lena Dunham’s Most Shocking Confessions From ‘Not That Kind of Girl’ | Kevin Fallon | September 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTToday she was letting her two puppies, Dex and Didi, run in the park.
A Woman Blogger’s Scoop Helped Save Tunisia From Islamists | Thomas A. Bass | April 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe puppies come from more than 20 shelters across the country—Artemis came from Puerto Rico, just for the occasion.
‘The Puppy Bowl’: The Super Bowl’s Fiercest Rival | Lori-Lee Emshey | February 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHandlers bring the puppies down in waves to prevent them from getting too tired, freaked out, or antsy while filming.
‘The Puppy Bowl’: The Super Bowl’s Fiercest Rival | Lori-Lee Emshey | February 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
If this be so, doubtless there must likewise be the ghosts of dogs (what "droll dogs" they must be), also of puppies, and asses.
Second Edition of A Discovery Concerning Ghosts | George CruikshankIt is said that the Asturian women never part from the puppies that they have fed from their own breasts.
Spanish Life in Town and Country | L. Higgin and Eugne E. StreetI think so too,” replied Edward; “see if you can get two puppies, one for Humphrey, and one for myself.
The Children of the New Forest | Captain MarryatWith this pair Michael became intimate, as one becomes intimate with two puppies.
Sinister Street, vol. 1 | Compton MackenzieAll these miserable puppies are allowed to grow up to a starved wretched existence, a misery to themselves and everyone else.
Round the Wonderful World | G. E. Mitton
British Dictionary definitions for puppy
/ (ˈpʌpɪ) /
a young dog; pup
informal, derogatory a brash or conceited young man; pup
Origin of puppy
1Derived forms of puppy
- puppyhood, noun
- puppyish, adjective
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