pup

Meaning

Noun

1. A young dog, wolf, fox, seal, bat or shark, or the young of certain other animals.
2. A young, inexperienced person.
3. Any cute dog, regardless of age.
4. A short semi-trailer used jointly with a dolly and another semi-trailer to create a twin trailer.
5. A new plant growing from a shoot that can be used for propagation.
6. A kind of small spotlight.
7. (US) An early edition of a periodical publication, intended for distribution to distant locations.
8. (slang) Someone who participates in pup play (the sexual practice of role-playing as a young dog).
9. A small tributary or feeder stream in the US state of Alaska.

Verb

To give birth to pups.

Synonyms

puppy

whelp

cub

doggie

cheat

cozen

deceive

defraud

delude

diddle

dog

🐕

doggy

grey wolf

gull

hound

kid

🧒

kit

lapdog

litter

minnow

nestling

sirrah

snapdragon

swindle

thimblerig

victimize

wolf cub

youngster

have young

baby

👶

young animal

beguile

bilk

canid

Translations

chiot

cachorro

cucciolo

Welpe

cadell

σκυλάκι

κουτάβι

filhote

petit chien

جرْو

cadella

junger Hund

quissoiar

جرو

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pʌp/

Etymology

Clipping of puppy.