Puppy

noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A young dog, especially before sexual maturity (12–18 months)
  2. 2
    a young dog wordnet
  3. 3
    A young rat.
  4. 4
    an inexperienced young person wordnet
  5. 5
    A young seal.
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  1. 6
    A dog with a youthful appearance, or any dog.
  2. 7
    A woman’s breast. plural-normally, slang

    "Unclasp your bra and set those puppies free."

  3. 8
    A (generic) thing; particularly something that is a nuisance; a sucker. informal

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

  4. 9
    A conceited and impertinent person, especially a young man. dated, derogatory

    "I found my place taken by an ill-bred, awkward puppy with a money bag under each arm."

Verb
  1. 1
    To bring forth whelps or give birth to pups. transitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

From earlier puppie (“a woman's pet dog”), of uncertain origin, but probably from Middle English *puppee, *poupee, from Old French poupée, popée (“a doll; puppet”). More at puppet. Mostly displaced native Middle English whelp (“puppy”), from Old English hwelp, whence Modern English whelp and whelpie.

Etymology 2

From earlier puppie (“a woman's pet dog”), of uncertain origin, but probably from Middle English *puppee, *poupee, from Old French poupée, popée (“a doll; puppet”). More at puppet. Mostly displaced native Middle English whelp (“puppy”), from Old English hwelp, whence Modern English whelp and whelpie.

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