Meaning

7 senses
  1. A young dog, especially before sexual maturity (12–18 months).

    Welpe, Hündchen, Hundewelpe

    щено́кščenók, цу́цикcúcik, кутёнокkutjónok

    цуценя́cucenjá, щеня́ščenjá, собача́sobačá

    a young dog

  2. A young rat.

    Rattenjunges

    an inexperienced young person

  3. A young seal.

    Heuler, Robbenbaby, Robbenjunges

  4. A dog with a youthful appearance, or any dog.

  5. (usually plural, slang)A woman’s breast.

  6. (informal)A (generic) thing; particularly something that is a nuisance; a sucker.

    I have another two dozen of these puppies to finish before I can go home.

  7. (dated, derogatory)A conceited and impertinent person, especially a young man.

Examples

416 sentences
  1. Tom got a puppy for Christmas.

    Тому на Різдво подарували цуценя.

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  2. I want a puppy for Christmas.

    На Різдво я хочу цуценя.

    ruЯ хочу на Рождество щенка.

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  3. I gave a puppy to Tom.

    Я подарував Тому цуценя.

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  4. Tom's dog is still just a puppy.

    Томів собака й досі лише цуценя.

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  5. These puppies were born three months ago.

    Ці цуценята народилися три місяці тому.

    ruЭти щенки родились три месяца назад.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
young dog:
Русский
By meaning 1
young dog:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
young dog:
young rat:
young seal:

Origin

From earlier puppie (“a woman's pet dog”), of uncertain origin, but probably from Middle E

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.

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Forms

plural: puppies
Singularpuppy
Pluralpuppies

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • an inexperienced young person:pup

Word family

47 related words

Collocations

5 patterns
  • a puppy for
  • puppy for christmas
  • bought a puppy
  • want a puppy
  • got a puppy

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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