PUPPY
What does "PUPPY" mean?
A young dog, typically under one year old.
Meanings
- A dog that is not yet fully grown. The puppy chewed every shoe in the house.
- A conceited, inexperienced, or impudent young man. He's a brash young puppy who thinks he knows everything. informal
Did you know?
- 'Puppy' shares its ancestry with 'puppet' and 'doll': both trace back through Old French to Latin 'pupa', because a small lapdog was originally treated as a plaything.
Word origin
From Middle English, probably from Old French 'poupee' ('doll, plaything'), from Vulgar Latin 'puppa', related to Latin 'pupa' ('girl, doll'); originally meaning a small pet 'toy' dog.
Remember it
PUPPY = PUP + the double P of a little dog's bounding paws.
A little poem
Four paws, no patience-
the whole house is a problem
and a thing to love.
haiku
Wordplay
- Why did the new graduate get called a puppy? Brilliant, eager, and still chewing on things he didn't understand.
What it teaches
Boundless eagerness wrecks a few shoes, but it is the cheapest joy a household can buy.
Quick facts
What does PUPPY mean?
A young dog, typically under one year old.
Is PUPPY a valid word?
Yes — PUPPY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is PUPPY?
PUPPY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does PUPPY come from?
From Middle English, probably from Old French 'poupee' ('doll, plaything'), from Vulgar Latin 'puppa', related to Latin 'pupa' ('girl, doll'); originally meaning a small pet 'toy' dog.
What can PUPPY teach us?
Boundless eagerness wrecks a few shoes, but it is the cheapest joy a household can buy.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.