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pʌppup
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Princeton's WordNet
pup, whelpnoun
young of any of various canines such as a dog or wolf
puppy, pupverb
an inexperienced young person
whelp, pupverb
birth
"the dog whelped"
Wiktionary
pupnoun
A young dog, wolf, fox, seal, shark and some other animals.
The dog has had that bed since he was just a pup.
pupnoun
A young, inexperienced person.
The new teacher is a mere pup.
pupnoun
Any cute dog, regardless of age.
My pup likes to run as fast as he can, yet cannot always stop in time!
pupnoun
A short semi-trailer used jointly with a dolly and another semi-trailer to create a twin trailer.
pupverb
To give birth to pups.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Pupverb
To bring forth whelps: used of a bitch bringing young.
Etymology: from puppy.
ChatGPT
pup
A pup is a young animal, particularly a young dog, seal, or rat. It can also refer to the offspring of various other animals such as sharks or bats. In a broader context, 'pup' can also be used as an affectionate term for a young or inexperienced person.
Webster Dictionary
Pupnoun
a young dog; a puppy
Pupnoun
a young seal
Pupverb
to bring forth whelps or young, as the female of the canine species
Etymology: [See Puppy.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Pup
pup, v.t. to bring forth puppies, as a bitch: to whelp:—pr.p. pup′ping; pa.t. and pa.p. pupped.—n. Pup.—Be in pup, to be pregnant, said of dogs. [Puppy.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of pup in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of pup in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of pup in a Sentence
He wasn't going to, but when we got up this morning and saw that the track turned and is heading this way, just to be safe, that way I'm not worried about him and the pup, whereas I know I'm in one of the safest places I could be at our facility.
Where there is desire there is gonna be a flame BUT where there is a flame someone is gonna get burnt so you got to get pup and TRY!
Your dog influences your love story, as they'll come with you wherever you go ! not picking up poop, for example, will result in a rather unimpressed date, whereas a well-behaved pup is a great wing-dog.
Even just one puppy is critical because now Brave and Diego's genes are represented in that puppy, if they don't have more litters, this little pup is even more critical. Especially when you're talking about a small population, you want to make sure you capture everybody's genes.
Victor Hugo, "Les Miserables":
The peasants of the Asturias believe that in every litter of wolves there is one pup that is killed by the mother for fear that on growing up it would devour the other little ones.
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