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pup·py
(pŭp′ē)n. pl. pup·pies
A young dog; a pup.
[Middle English popi, small pet dog, perhaps from Anglo-Norman poppe, doll, from Vulgar Latin *puppa, from Latin pūpa, girl, doll.]
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puppy
(ˈpʌpɪ)n, pl -pies
1. (Animals) a young dog; pup
2. informal derogatory a brash or conceited young man; pup
[C15 popi, from Old French popée doll; compare puppet]
ˈpuppyˌhood n
ˈpuppyish adj
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pup•py
(ˈpʌp i)n., pl. -pies.
a young dog, esp. one less than a year old.
pup′py•ish, adj.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() Canis familiaris, dog, domestic dog - a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds; "the dog barked all night" |
2. | puppy - an inexperienced young person |
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Translations
štěně
hundehvalphvalp
koiranpentukuuttipenikkapentu
šteneštenac
hvolpur
子犬
강아지
valpkvalpkvelp
kužek
valphundvalpkut
ลูกสุนัข
chó con
puppy
[ˈpʌpɪ]A. N → cachorro/a m/f, perrito/a m/f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
puppy
[ˈpʌpi] n (= young dog) → chiot m, petit chien mpuppy fat n [young child] → graisse f de bébé, bourrelets mpl de bébé; [teenager] → rondeurs fpl d'adolescent(e)Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
puppy
n
puppy
:puppy dog
n → Hundchen nt
puppy farm
n → Hundezucht f (wo junge Rassehunde zum Weiterverkauf an Tierhandlungen gezüchtet werden)
puppy fat
n (Brit) → Babyspeck m
puppy love
n → Schwärmerei f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
puppy
[ˈpʌpɪ] n → cucciolo/a, cagnolino/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
puppy
→ جَرُو štěně hundehvalp Welpe κουτάβι cachorro koiranpentu chiot štene cucciolo 子犬 강아지 puppy valp szczeniak cachorro, filhote de cachorro щенок valp ลูกสุนัข yavru köpek chó con 小狗Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009