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puppyish

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

adj

Meaning 1

With the playful, innocent, eager-to-please or energetic qualities of a puppy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • He found his subordinate's puppyish enthusiasm a trifle wearing.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

characteristic of a puppy

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: puppylike

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English puppy Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English puppyish From puppy + -ish.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Esperanto: hundida — With the qualities of a puppy
  • Finnish: pentumainen — With the qualities of a puppy
  • Finnish: pennun — With the qualities of a puppy
  • Hebrew: מכלובלב (mekluvlav) — With the qualities of a puppy
  • Polish: szczenięcy — With the qualities of a puppy
  • Russian: щеня́чий (ščenjáčij) — With the qualities of a puppy
  • Spanish: cachorril — With the qualities of a puppy
  • Ukrainian: щенячий (ščenjačyj) — With the qualities of a puppy