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puppy

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pup·py  (pp)
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 ppa, girl, doll.]

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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.puppy - a young dogpuppy - 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
spring chicken, young person, younker, youth - a young person (especially a young man or boy)
Translations
puppy [ˈpʌpɪ]
A. Ncachorro/a m/f, perrito/a m/f
B. CPD puppy fat Ngordura f infantil
puppy love Namor m juvenil

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)

puppy
n
(= young dog)junger or kleiner Hund, Hündchen nt, → Welpe m; when he was still a puppyals er noch jung or klein war
puppies (Brit inf: = breasts) → Titten pl (inf), → Möpse pl (inf)

puppy:
puppy dog
nHundchen nt
puppy farm
nHundezucht f (wo junge Rassehunde zum Weiterverkauf an Tierhandlungen gezüchtet werden)
puppy fat
n (Brit) → Babyspeck m
puppy love
nSchwärmerei f

puppy [ˈpʌpɪ] ncucciolo/a, cagnolino/a

puppy pup
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


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An enormous puppy was looking down at her with large round eyes, and feebly stretching out one paw, trying to touch her.
He had had experience in puppy fights and was already something of a bully.
The Maltese puppy was not offered to Celia; an omission which Dorothea afterwards thought of with surprise; but she blamed herself for it.
 
 
 
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