noun · verb · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK, US:/ˈpʌpi/
UK, US:[ˈphɐpi]
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rhymes with -ʌpi
CMU ARPABET:P AH1 P IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A young dog, especially before sexual maturity (12–18 months).
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2
noun
Meaning 2
A young rat.
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3
noun
Meaning 3
A young seal.
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4
noun
Meaning 4
A dog with a youthful appearance, or any dog.
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5
noun
Meaning 5
A woman’s breast.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural-normally, slang
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6
noun
Meaning 6
A (generic) thing; particularly something that is a nuisance; a sucker.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
Examples
I have another two dozen of these puppies to finish before I can go home.
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7
noun
Meaning 7
A conceited and impertinent person, especially a young man.
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Usage: dated, derogatory
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8
verb
Meaning 8
To bring forth whelps or give birth to pups.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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9
noun
Meaning 9
a young dog
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pup
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Broader terms: young person, youth, younker, spring chicken
History
Etymology
From earlier puppie (“a woman's pet dog”), of uncertain origin, but probably from Middle English *puppee, *poupee, from Old French poupée, popée (“a doll; puppet”). More at puppet. Mostly displaced native Middle English whelp (“puppy”), from Old English hwelp, whence Modern English whelp and whelpie.
Across languages
Translations
208 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
hondjie
— young dog
Southern Altai:
кӱчӱк
(küčük)
— young dog
Amharic:
ቡችላ
(bučla)
— young dog
Arabic:
جَرْو
(jarw)
— young dog
Arabic:
كليب
(kliyyib)
— young dog
Arabic:
جرو
(járo)
— young dog
Arabic:
جرو
(járu)
— young dog
Armenian:
լակոտ
(lakot)
— young dog
Armenian:
թուլա
(tʻula)
— young dog
Armenian:
քոթոթ
(kʻotʻotʻ)
— young dog
Aromanian:
cãtsãl
— young dog
Asturian:
perrín
— young dog
Asturian:
cachorru
— young dog
Avar:
таращ
(tarašš)
— young dog
Bashkir:
көсөк
(kösök)
— young dog
Basque:
txakurkume
— young dog
Belarusian:
шчаню́к
(ščanjúk)
— young dog
Belarusian:
шчаня́
(ščanjá)
— young dog
Belarusian:
шчанё
(ščanjó)
— young dog
Belarusian:
цю́цька
(cjúcʹka)
— young dog
Bengali:
কুত্তার বাচ্চা
(kuttar bacca)
— young dog
Bengali:
কুকুরছানা
(kukurchana)
— young dog
Bhojpuri:
पिल्ला
(pillā)
— young dog
Central Bikol:
ido
— young dog
Bulgarian:
ку́ченце
(kúčence)
— young dog
Bulgarian:
па́ле
(pále)
— young dog
Bulgarian:
кутре́
(kutré)
— young dog
Burmese:
ခွေးကလေး
(hkwe:ka.le:)
— young dog
Catalan:
cadell
— young dog
Chinese Cantonese:
狗仔
(gau2 zai2)
— young dog
Chinese Mandarin:
小狗
(xiǎogǒu)
— young dog
Cornish:
kolyn
— young dog
Montagnais:
atimuss
— young dog
Crimean Tatar:
küçelek
— young dog
Crimean Tatar:
boşıq
— young dog
Czech:
štěně
— young dog
Danish:
hvalp
— young dog
Central Dusun:
duku
— young dog
Dutch:
puppy
— young dog
Esperanto:
hundido
— young dog
Esperanto:
hundidino
— young dog
Estonian:
kutsikas
— young dog
Even:
качикан
(kacikan)
— young dog
Finnish:
pentu
— young dog
Finnish:
penikka
— young dog
Finnish:
koiranpentu
— young dog
French:
chiot
— young dog
Friulian:
nassint
— young dog
Gagauz:
pali
— young dog
Galician:
cachorro
— young dog
Galician:
cadelo
— young dog
Gallurese:
catteddu
— young dog
Georgian:
ლეკვი
(leḳvi)
— young dog
German:
Welpe
— young dog
German:
Hündchen
— young dog
German:
Hundewelpe
— young dog
German:
junger Hund
— young dog
German:
Hundebaby
— young dog
Greek:
κουτάβι
(koutávi)
— young dog
Ancient Greek:
κῠνίδιον
(kŭnídion)
— young dog
Ancient Greek:
σκύλαξ
(skúlax)
— young dog
Greenlandic:
qimmiaraq
— young dog
Gujarati:
ગલૂડિયું
(galūḍiyũ)
— young dog
Gujarati:
કુરકુરિયું
(kurkuriyũ)
— young dog
Hawaiian:
ʻīlio keiki
— young dog
Hebrew:
כלבלב
— young dog
Hebrew:
גּוּר
(gur)
— young dog
Hindi:
पिल्ला
(pillā)
— young dog
Hungarian:
kiskutya
— young dog
Hungarian:
kölyökkutya
— young dog
Iban:
anak chauk
— young dog
Icelandic:
hvolpur
— young dog
Ido:
hundyuno
— young dog
Ido:
hundyunulo
— young dog
Ido:
hundyunino
— young dog
Ilocano:
uken
— young dog
Indonesian:
anak anjing
— young dog
Irish:
coileáinín
— young dog
Italian:
cucciolo
— young dog
Italian:
cagnolino
— young dog
Italian:
cagnetto
— young dog
Japanese:
子犬
(koinu)
— young dog
Jarai:
nĕng
— young dog
Javanese:
kirik
— young dog
Kazakh:
күшік
(küşık)
— young dog
Khmer:
កូនឆ្កែ
(koun chkae)
— young dog
Korean:
강아지
(gang'aji)
— young dog
Lao:
ລູກຫມາ
(lūk mā)
— young dog
Latgalian:
kucāns
— young dog
Latgalian:
sunāns
— young dog
Latin:
catulus
— young dog
Latin:
catellus
— young dog
Latvian:
kucēns
— young dog
Macedonian:
кученце
(kučence)
— young dog
Macedonian:
кутре
(kutre)
— young dog
Malay:
انق انجيڠ
— young dog
Malay:
انق اسو
— young dog
Malay:
کيريق
— young dog
Malay:
anak anjing
— young dog
Malay:
anak asu
— young dog
Malay:
kirik
— young dog
Maltese:
ġeru
— young dog
Maltese:
ġerwa
— young dog
Manchu:
ᠨᡳᠶᠠᡥᠠᠨ
(niyahan)
— young dog
Maranao:
tito
— young dog
Mazanderani:
کتکا
(kətkâ)
— young dog
Mi'kmaq:
lmu'ji'j
— young dog
Mi'kmaq:
nmu'ji'j
— young dog
Mongolian:
гөлөг
(gölög)
— young dog
Mongolian:
нохойн гөлөг
(noxojn gölög)
— young dog