PUPPY

puppy

(noun) a young dog

puppy, pup

(noun) an inexperienced young person

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

puppy (plural puppies)

A young dog, especially before sexual maturity (12-18 months)

A young rat.

A young seal.

(slang, usually, in the plural) A woman’s breast.

(informal) A (generic) thing; particularly something that is a nuisance; a sucker.

(derogatory, dated) A conceited and impertinent person, especially a young man.

Synonyms

• (young dog): dogling, pup, whelp

• (young seal): pup

• (woman’s breast): See also breast

Verb

puppy (third-person singular simple present puppies, present participle puppying, simple past and past participle puppied)

(transitive) To bring forth whelps or give birth to pups.

Synonyms

• pup

• whelp

Source: Wiktionary


Pup"py, n.; pl. Puppies. Etym: [F. poupée doll, puppet. See Puppet, and cf. Pup, n.]

1. (Zoöl.)

Definition: 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.

Pup"py, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Puppied; p. pr. & vb. n. Puppying.]

Definition: To bring forth whelps; to pup.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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1 June 2025

BACKFIRE

(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”


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