pup has definitions from the fields of zoology,biology
1
[ noun ] (zoology) young of any of various canines such as a dog or wolf

Synonyms

whelp

Used in print

(Bell I. Wiley, "Home Letters of Johnny Reb and Billy...)

Near the end of his service he wrote that when the war was over he was going to buy two pups , name one of them `` fall-in '' and the other `` close-up '' , and_then shoot them both , `` and that will be the end of ' fall-in ' and ' close-up '' ' .

Related terms

young_mammal puppy whelp

2
[ verb ] (biology) birth; of dogs

Synonyms

whelp

Related terms

litter

3
[ noun ] an inexperienced young person

Synonyms

puppy

Related terms

young_person

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