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pup⋅py
[puhp-ee] 
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–noun, plural -pies.
| 1. | a young dog, esp. one less than a year old. |
| 2. | Fox Hunting. a foxhound that has hunted regularly for less than one season. |
| 3. | pup (def. 2). |
| 4. | a presuming, conceited, or empty-headed young man. |
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| pup·py (pŭp'ē) n. pl. pup·pies A young dog; a pup. [Middle English popi, small pet dog, perhaps from Anglo-Norman poppe, doll, from Vulgar Latin *puppa, from Latin pūpa, girl, doll.] |
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Puppy
Pup"py\, n.; pl. Puppies. [F. poup['e]e doll, puppet. See Puppet, and cf. Pup, n.]1. (Zo["o]l.) The young of a canine animal, esp. of the common dog; a whelp. 2. A name of contemptuous reproach for a conceited and impertinent person. I found my place taken by an ill-bred, awkward puppy with a money bag under each arm. --Addison.
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puppy
1486, "woman's small pet dog," from M.Fr. poupée "doll, toy" (see puppet). Meaning shifted from "toy dog" to "young dog" (1591), replacing M.E. whelp. Also used about that time in sense of "vain young man." Puppy love is from 1834. Puppy fat is from 1937.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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