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A small toy dog, kept as household pet, whose light weight and companionable temperament make it both suited and disposed to spend time resting in the comfort of its master's lap; a dog bred to behave in this manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A person who behaves in a servile manner, such as a sycophantic employee or a fawning lover.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ass-kisser, bootlicker, sycophant, toady
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
34 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
gos falder
— small dog suited to resting in its master's lap
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Chinese Mandarin:
寵物狗 /宠物狗
(chǒngwù gǒu)
— small dog suited to resting in its master's lap
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Chinese Mandarin:
小狗
(xiǎogǒu)
— small dog suited to resting in its master's lap
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Dutch:
schoothond
— small dog suited to resting in its master's lap
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Dutch:
schoothondje
— small dog suited to resting in its master's lap
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Esperanto:
dorlothundo
— small dog suited to resting in its master's lap
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Finnish:
sylikoira
— small dog suited to resting in its master's lap
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French:
chien-chien
— small dog suited to resting in its master's lap
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French:
bichon
— small dog suited to resting in its master's lap
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French:
chien de salon
— small dog suited to resting in its master's lap
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French:
chien de manchon
— small dog suited to resting in its master's lap
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German:
Schoßhund
— small dog suited to resting in its master's lap
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German:
Schoßhündin
— small dog suited to resting in its master's lap
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German:
Schoßhündchen
— small dog suited to resting in its master's lap
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Greek:
σκυλάκι
(skyláki)
— small dog suited to resting in its master's lap
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Hindi:
छोटा कुत्ता
(choṭā kuttā)
— small dog suited to resting in its master's lap
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Hungarian:
öleb
— small dog suited to resting in its master's lap
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Icelandic:
kjöltuhundur
— small dog suited to resting in its master's lap
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Irish:
measán
— small dog suited to resting in its master's lap
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Japanese:
ラップ・ドッグ
(rappu doggu)
— small dog suited to resting in its master's lap
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Latvian:
klēpja sunītis
— small dog suited to resting in its master's lap
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Malay:
anjing riba
— small dog suited to resting in its master's lap
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Norwegian Bokmål:
skjødehund
— small dog suited to resting in its master's lap
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
skjødehund
— small dog suited to resting in its master's lap
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Polish:
pies pokojowy
— small dog suited to resting in its master's lap
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Polish:
kanapowiec
— small dog suited to resting in its master's lap
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Portuguese:
cão de colo
— small dog suited to resting in its master's lap
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Russian:
ко́мнатная соба́чка
(kómnatnaja sobáčka)
— small dog suited to resting in its master's lap
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Scottish Gaelic:
measan
— small dog suited to resting in its master's lap
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Spanish:
perro faldero
— small dog suited to resting in its master's lap
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Spanish:
perrito faldero
— small dog suited to resting in its master's lap
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Swedish:
knähund
— small dog suited to resting in its master's lap
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Welsh:
ci anwes
— small dog suited to resting in its master's lap
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Welsh:
ci arffed
— small dog suited to resting in its master's lap
