puppy

4 definitions found

puppy - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Puppy \Pup"py\, n.; pl. Puppies. [F. poup['e]e doll, puppet.
     See Puppet, and cf. Pup, n.]
     1. (Zool.) The young of a canine animal, esp. of the common
        dog; a whelp.
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     2. A name of contemptuous reproach for a conceited and
        impertinent person.
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              I found my place taken by an ill-bred, awkward puppy
              with a money bag under each arm.      --Addison.
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  Puppy \Pup"py\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Puppied; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Puppying.]
     To bring forth whelps; to pup.
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puppy - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  puppy
      n 1: a young dog
      2: an inexperienced young person [syn: puppy, pup]

puppy - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  114 Moby Thesaurus words for "puppy":
     Beau Brummel, Seeing Eye dog, bandog, beau, birdling, bitch, blade,
     blood, boldface, boulevardier, bowwow, boy, brazenface, bub, bubba,
     buck, bud, buddy, calf, canine, catling, chick, chickling, chicky,
     chutzpanik, clotheshorse, colt, coxcomb, cub, dandy, dog, dogie,
     duckling, dude, exquisite, fancy dog, fashion plate, fawn, fellow,
     fine gentleman, fledgling, foal, fop, fribble, fryer, gallant,
     gosling, guide dog, gyp, hobbledehoy, hussy, jack-a-dandy,
     jackanapes, kennel, kid, kit, kitten, lad, laddie, lady-killer,
     lamb, lambkin, lap dog, litter, macaroni, malapert, man-about-town,
     manchild, masher, master, minx, muchacho, nest, nestling,
     pack of dogs, piglet, pigling, polliwog, pooch, pullet, pup,
     saucebox, schoolboy, sheep dog, shoat, show dog, sled dog, slut,
     smart aleck, smart-ass, smarty, smarty-pants, sonny, sonny boy,
     spark, sport, sprat, squirt, squit, swaggerer, swell, tadpole,
     toy dog, upstart, watchdog, weaner, whelp, whippersnapper,
     wise guy, wise-ass, working dog, yeanling, young man, youth