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Word: Puppy
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 15th century (denoting a lapdog): perhaps from Old French poupee ‘doll, plaything’; compare with puppet, synonymous with dialect puppy (as in puppy-show ‘puppet show’)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈpʌpi
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a young dog.
Short Definition:young dog
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