Puppy
[puhp-ee] /ˈpʌp i/
noun, plural puppies.
1.
a young dog, especially one less than a year old.
2.
Fox Hunting. a foxhound that has hunted regularly for less than one season.
3.
(def 2).
4.
a presuming, conceited, or empty-headed young man.
/ˈpʌpɪ/
noun (pl) -pies
1.
a young dog; pup
2.
(informal, derogatory) a brash or conceited young man; pup
n.
late 15c., “woman’s small pet dog,” of uncertain origin but likely from Middle French poupée “doll, toy” (see puppet). Meaning shifted from “toy dog” to “young dog” (1590s), replacing Middle English whelp. In early use in English puppet and puppy were not always distinct from each other. Also used about that time in sense of “vain young man.” Puppy-dog first attested 1590s (in Shakespeare, puppi-dogges). Puppy love is from 1823. Puppy fat is from 1937.
noun
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- Puppy fat
noun 1. fatty tissue that develops in childhood or adolescence and usually disappears by maturity
- Puppyfoot
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- Puppyish
[puhp-ee] /ˈpʌp i/ noun, plural puppies. 1. a young dog, especially one less than a year old. 2. Fox Hunting. a foxhound that has hunted regularly for less than one season. 3. (def 2). 4. a presuming, conceited, or empty-headed young man. /ˈpʌpɪ/ noun (pl) -pies 1. a young dog; pup 2. (informal, derogatory) a […]