puppy
(noun) a young dog
puppy, pup
(noun) an inexperienced young person
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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.
• (young dog): dogling, pup, whelp
• (young seal): pup
• (woman’s breast): See also breast
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.
• 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
31 March 2025
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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