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English

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Apuppy (young dog)

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Etymology

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From earlierpuppie(“a woman's pet dog”), of uncertain origin, but probably fromMiddle English*puppee,*poupee, fromOld Frenchpoupée,popée(“a doll; puppet”). More atpuppet.

Mostly displaced nativeMiddle Englishwhelp(“puppy”), from Old Englishhwelp, whence Modern Englishwhelp andwhelpie.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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puppy (pluralpuppies)

  2. A youngdog, especially before sexual maturity (12–18 months)
  3. A youngrat.
  4. A youngseal.
  5. A dog with a youthful appearance, or any dog.
  6. (slang, usually in theplural) A woman’sbreast.
    • 2007, Rodney Carrington,Show Them To Me (from the albumKing of the Mountains)
      Unclasp your bra and set thosepuppies free.
  8. (informal) A (generic)thing; particularly something that is anuisance; asucker.
    I have another two dozen of thesepuppies to finish before I can go home.
  9. (derogatory, dated) Aconceited andimpertinent person, especially a young man.
    • 1711 July 24 (Gregorian calendar), [Joseph Addison;Richard Steeleet al.], “FRIDAY, July 13, 1711”, inThe Spectator, number106; republished inAlexander Chalmers, editor,The Spectator; a New Edition, […], volume II, New York, N.Y.:D[aniel] Appleton & Company,1853,→OCLC:
      I found my place taken by an ill-bred, awkwardpuppy with a money bag under each arm.
      The spelling has been modernized.
    • 1735 January 13 (Gregorian calendar; indicated as1734),[Alexander] Pope,An Epistle from Mr. Pope, to Dr. Arbuthnot, London: […] J[ohn] Wright for Lawton Gilliver […],→OCLC,page12, lines218–221:
      I ne'r vvith VVits and VVitlings paſt my days, / To ſpread about the Itch of Verſe and Praiſe, / Nor like aPuppy daggled thro' the Tovvn, / To fetch and carry Sing-ſong up and dovvn;[…]
    • 1816,Jane Austen,Emma:
      I think him a very handsome young man, and his manners are precisely what I like and approve—so truly the gentleman, without the least conceit or puppyism. You must know I have a vast dislike topuppies—quite a horror of them.

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Derived terms

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Translations

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young dog
young rat
young seal
slang: a woman’s breast—seetit,‎boob

Verb

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puppy (third-person singular simple presentpuppies,present participlepuppying,simple past and past participlepuppied)

  1. (transitive) Tobring forthwhelps orgive birth topups.

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Dutch

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DutchWikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing fromEnglishpuppy.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpʏ.pi/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation:pup‧py

Noun

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puppy m orn (pluralpuppy's,diminutivepuppy'tje n)

  1. puppy (young dog)
    Synonyms:pup,welp
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