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puppy

noun
🔊/ˈpʌpi/
🔊/ˈpʌpi/
(plural puppies)
(also pup)
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  1. a young dog小狗；幼犬
    • a litter of puppies一窝小狗
    • a Labrador puppy拉布拉多小狗
    Topics Animalsb2
  2. (old-fashioned, informal) a proud or rude young man傲慢小子；自负无礼的青年
    3. Word Originlate 15th cent. (denoting a lapdog): perhaps from Old French poupee ‘doll, plaything’; compare with puppet, synonymous with dialect puppy (as in puppy-show ‘puppet show’).