puppy
Plural: puppies
Noun
- A young dog.
- a young dog
- an inexperienced young person
- A young dog, especially before sexual maturity (12–18 months)
- A young rat.
- A young seal.
- A dog with a youthful appearance, or any dog.
- A woman’s breast.
- A (generic) thing; particularly something that is a nuisance; a sucker.
- A conceited and impertinent person, especially a young man.
Verb
- To bring forth whelps or give birth to pups.
Examples
- I have another two dozen of these puppies to finish before I can go home.
- The new player was just a puppy in the world of Scrabble, still learning the ropes.
Origin / Etymology
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.
Mostly displaced native Middle English whelp (“puppy”), from Old English hwelp, whence Modern English whelp and whelpie.
Scrabble Score: 14
puppy: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordpuppy: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
puppy: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 17
puppy: valid Words With Friends Word