Puppy

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Puppy \Pup"py\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Puppied}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Puppying}.]
     To bring forth whelps; to pup.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  puppy
       n 1: young dog
       2: an inexperienced young person [syn: {pup}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  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