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¹pup

noun \ˈpəp\

: a young dog; also : one of the young of various animals other than dogs

Full Definition of PUP

: a young dog; also : one of the young of various animals (as a seal or rat)

: offset 2a

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Origin of PUP

short for puppy

First Known Use: 1773

Other Mammals Terms

dormouse, dugong, gibbon, grimalkin, sable, stoat, ungulate, vole

Rhymes with PUP

cup, dup, hup, scup, sup, tup, up, yup

²pup

verb

puppedpup·ping

Definition of PUP

intransitive verb

: to give birth to pups

First Known Use of PUP

1787

PUP Defined for Kids

pup

noun \ˈpəp\

Definition of PUP for Kids

: puppy

: a young animal <seal pups>

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