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   puppy

   /ˈpʌpi/

   noun

   • 1. a young dog.
   • ▪ a cheeky or arrogant boy or young man: "you ungrateful puppy!"
   • ▪ a person or thing of a specified kind: "these puppies were way over my budget"

   Word Origin late 15th century (denoting a lapdog): perhaps from Old French poupee ‘doll, plaything’; compare with puppet, synonymous with dialect puppy (as in puppy-show ‘puppet show’).

   Derivatives

   • 1. puppyhood noun
   • 2. puppyish adjective

   Scrabble Points: 14

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPUPPY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   A puppy is a young dog, often less than one year old. Learn how to use the word puppy in sentences and see synonyms, related words, and translations in different languages.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › puppyPuppy Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   A puppy is a young domestic dog, especially one less than a year old. Learn more about the word history, synonyms, example sentences, and related phrases of puppy from Merriam-Webster.

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   A puppy is a young dog, especially one less than a year old. Learn more about the origin, usage, and examples of the word puppy from Dictionary.com.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPUPPY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A puppy is a young dog, especially one less than a year old. Learn more about the word origin, synonyms, collocations, and usage of puppy in different contexts and languages.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of puppy – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

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   A puppy is a young dog, especially a litter of puppies. Find out how to say puppy in different languages, such as Chinese, Spanish and Portuguese, with examples and pronunciation.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishpuppy noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   A puppy is a young dog or a litter of puppies. It can also mean a proud or rude young man in old-fashioned or informal language. Learn more about the word origin, pronunciation, and usage notes.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › puppyPuppy - definition of puppy by The Free Dictionary

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   A puppy is a young dog or a young person, especially a brash or conceited one. Find out the origin, pronunciation, and translations of the word puppy in different languages and contexts.