Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "puppy" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

big

Typical Location

dog house home kennel table

Capable Of

become dog knock over glass of wine pet sleep for most of day

Causes

soiled carpet

Derived Terms

Hush Puppies bumble puppy common mud puppy common mudpuppy dog puppy forest puppy hush puppy hushpuppy mud puppy mudpuppy orange puppy porta-puppy pupkus puppihood puppily puppy dog puppy dog eyes puppy eyes puppy fat puppy foot puppy guarding puppy hood puppy love puppy mill puppy milling puppy pad puppy pile puppy pregnancy syndrome puppy school puppy water puppy-dog eyes puppy-eyed puppy-lovey puppyboy puppychino puppydom puppyfication puppygirl puppyhood puppyish puppyism puppyless puppylike puppyship puppysit puppysitter puppytooth purse puppy sand puppy sea puppy sick puppy slush puppy stress puppy stud puppy swamp puppy sweater puppies teacup puppy underpuppy watchpuppy werepuppy wolf puppy

Desires

attention

Etymologically Related To

puppet puppie

Context

derogatory slang

Has Property

cute one choice for pet soft

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

Canis familiaris dog domestic dog pup spring chicken whelp young person younker youth

Type Of (IsA)

animal baby dog dog immature dog pup young animal young person

Related Terms

baby baby dog breast bring forth conceited cute dog four four legs give birth impertinent legs mother mother dog nuisance pup rat seal small small dog sucker thing whelp young young dog

Synonym Network

dogling pup whelp

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.