Hypertext Webster Gateway: "puppy"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Puppy \Pup"py\, n.; pl. {Puppies}. [F. poup['e]e doll, puppet.
See {Puppet}, and cf. {Pup}, n.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) The young of a canine animal, esp. of the
common dog; a whelp.
2. A name of contemptuous reproach for a conceited and
impertinent person.
I found my place taken by an ill-bred, awkward puppy
with a money bag under each arm. --Addison.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Puppy \Pup"py\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Puppied}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Puppying}.]
To bring forth whelps; to pup.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
puppy
n 1: young dog
2: an inexperienced young person [syn: {pup}]
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