puppy

pup·py  (pp)

n. pl. pup·pies

A young dog; a pup.

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[Middle English popi, small pet dog, perhaps from Anglo-Norman poppe, doll, from Vulgar Latin *puppa, from Latin ppa, girl, doll.]

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puppy [ˈpʌpɪ]

n pl -pies

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a young dog; pup

2. Informal, contemptuous a brash or conceited young man; pup

[C15 popi, from Old French popée doll; compare puppet]

puppyhood  n

puppyish  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	puppy - a young dog                           pup, whelp - young of any of various canines such as a dog or wolf Canis familiaris, dog, domestic dog - a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds; "the dog barked all night"
	2.	puppy - an inexperienced young person pup spring chicken, young person, younker, youth - a young person (especially a young man or boy)

Translations

puppy [ˈpʌpɪ]

A. N → cachorro/a m/f, perrito/a m/f

B. CPD puppy fat N → gordura f infantil
puppy love N → amor m juvenil

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puppy [ˈpʌpi] n (= young dog) → chiot m, petit chien m
puppy fat n [young child] → graisse f de bébé, bourrelets mpl de bébé; [teenager] → rondeurs fpl d'adolescent(e)

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puppy

n

(= young dog) → junger or kleiner Hund, Hündchen nt, → Welpe m; when he was still a puppy → als er noch jung or klein war

puppies (Brit inf: = breasts) → Titten pl (inf), → Möpse pl (inf)

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puppy:

puppy dog

n → Hundchen nt

puppy farm

n → Hundezucht f (wo junge Rassehunde zum Weiterverkauf an Tierhandlungen gezüchtet werden)

puppy fat

n (Brit) → Babyspeck m

puppy love

n → Schwärmerei f

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puppy [ˈpʌpɪ] n → cucciolo/a, cagnolino/a

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puppy pup

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puppy → جرو štěně hundehvalp Welpe κουτάβι cachorro koiranpentu chiot štene cucciolo 子犬 강아지 puppy valp szczeniak cachorro, filhote de cachorro щенок valp ลูกสุนัข yavru köpek chó con 小狗