puppy

Mane (Îngilîzî)

Pircarînî

B2
Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin
/ˈpʌpi/
Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

In summary

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.

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