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. 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).

Verb

To give birth to pups.

Concepts

pup

puppy

whelp

cub

doggie

sirrah

baby

kit

nestling

have young

litter

kid

minnow

canid

grey wolf

hound

young animal

youngster

wolf cub

dog

beguile

bilk

cheat

cozen

deceive

defraud

delude

diddle

gull

swindle

thimblerig

victimize

doggy

lapdog

snapdragon

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pʌp/

Etymology

Clipping of puppy.