Definitions for puppy
ˈpʌp ipup·py

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

1. puppy(noun)

   a young dog

2. puppy, pup(noun)

   an inexperienced young person

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. puppy(Noun)

   A young dog.

2. puppy(Noun)

   A young rat.

3. puppy(Noun)

   A young seal.

4. puppy(Noun)

   A woman's breast.

5. puppy(Noun)

   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. Puppy(noun)

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

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

2. Puppy(noun)

   a name of contemptuous reproach for a conceited and impertinent person

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

3. Puppy(verb)

   to bring forth whelps; to pup

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

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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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How to pronounce puppy?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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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. Tony Basco:

   I've been lost. I'm like a puppy run away from its momma. She took care of me, but my wife, she'd say get up off your rear end and grow up. Because now I've got to take care of the bills, take care of the cat.

2. Bernard Rollin:

   In some ways, there's a big debate about whether you should adopt a puppy or an older dog, and there are advantages to both. If you adopt a puppy, you've got to housebreak, you have to train, et cetera. On the other hand, you get to mold that dog a little bit more, when you adopt an adult dog, you're getting a package you don't necessarily know what's inside, but you don't have to house train and so forth, and a lot of shelters have the previous owner write up a detailed account of that dog.

3. Latvian Ervins Butkevics:

   We are driving to pick up our puppy - we will meet the new member of our family for a first time, it's a date!

4. George John Whyte-Melville:

   Then drink, puppy, drink, and let ev'ry puppy drink, That is old enough to lap and to swallow; For he'll grow into a hound, so we'll pass the bottle round, And merrily we'll whoop and we'll holloa.

5. 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.

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