Definitions for puppy
ˈpʌp ipup·py

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. puppynoun

   a young dog

2. puppy, pupnoun

   an inexperienced young person

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. puppynoun

   A young dog.

2. puppynoun

   A young rat.

3. puppynoun

   A young seal.

4. puppynoun

   A woman's breast.

5. puppynoun

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

   I have another two dozen of these puppies to finish before I can go home.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Puppynoun

   the young of a canine animal, esp. of the common dog; a whelp

2. Puppynoun

   a name of contemptuous reproach for a conceited and impertinent person

3. Puppyverb

   to bring forth whelps; to pup

4. Etymology: [F. poupe doll, puppet. See Puppet, and cf. Pup, n.]

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1. Puppy

   A puppy is a juvenile dog. Some puppies may weigh 1–3 lb, while larger ones can weigh up to 15–23 lb. All healthy puppies grow quickly after birth. A puppy's coat color may change as the puppy grows older, as is commonly seen in breeds such as the Yorkshire Terrier. In vernacular English, puppy refers specifically to dogs while pup may often be used for other mammals such as seals, giraffes, guinea pigs, or even rats.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Puppy

   pup′i, n. a doll: a young dog: a whelp: a conceited young man.—adj. Pupp′y-head′ed (Shak.), stupid.—n. Pupp′yhood, the condition of being a puppy.—adj. Pupp′yish.—n. Pupp′yism, conceit in men. [Fr. poupée, a doll or puppet—L. pupa.]

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Matched Categories

1. • Dog
   • Pup
   • Young Person

How to pronounce puppy?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say puppy in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of puppy in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of puppy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of puppy in a Sentence

1. Rafael Cruz:

   [I’m not going to] come like a servile puppy dog and say, ‘thank you very much for maligning my wife and maligning my father,’.

2. Amy Roberts:

   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.

3. Brianna Vorhees:

   Samantha Smith can hear and plays in day care here at work almost every day, samantha Smith has best friends and is the most confident puppy ever. Samantha Smith's a normal puppy, just with one ear.

4. Brian Williams:

   I remember one such house fire .?.?. conducting a search on my hands and knees, when I felt something warm, squishy and furry on the floor of a closet, i instinctively tucked it in my coat. When I got outside, I saw two small eyes staring up at me, and I returned the 3-week-old and very scared puppy to its grateful owners.

5. Parsons Police:

   She left her purebred German shepherd in a fenced backyard with water, food, outbuilding, and it was an unseasonably beautiful day here in Parsons, about 73 degrees outside. She went to lay down, caught some shut-eye, woke up, went outside and she found the carcass of her beautiful little puppy, the head had been severed, the head has not yet been recovered. And also we found the muzzle of the animal.

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