young puppy

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• Puppy (disambiguation) — Puppy may refer to: * A pup, being the young of a dog, other canine or some other animal species (such as seals) * By analogy, a young, relatively immature human (boy or girl), especially when considered inexperienced and/or conceited; as in… …   Wikipedia

• puppy — late 15c., woman s small pet dog, from M.Fr. poupée doll, toy (see PUPPET (Cf. puppet)). Meaning shifted from toy dog to young dog (1590s), replacing M.E. whelp. Also used about that time in sense of vain young man. Puppy love is from 1834. Puppy …   Etymology dictionary

• puppy — [pup′ē] n. pl. puppies [ME popi < MFr popee, doll < * poupe: see PUPPET] 1. a) a young dog b) a young fox, seal, etc.; pup 2. an insolent, conceited, or silly young man ☆ 3. Slang a person or thing …   English World dictionary

• puppy love — also[calf love] {n.}, {informal} The first love of very young people. * /When John and Mary began going around together in junior high school, their parents said it was just puppy love./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• puppy love — also[calf love] {n.}, {informal} The first love of very young people. * /When John and Mary began going around together in junior high school, their parents said it was just puppy love./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• puppy — ► NOUN (pl. puppies) 1) a young dog. 2) informal, dated a conceited or arrogant young man. DERIVATIVES puppyish adjective. ORIGIN perhaps from Old French poupee doll, toy …   English terms dictionary

• Puppy — Pup py, n.; pl. {Puppies}. [F. poup[ e]e doll, puppet. See {Puppet}, and cf. {Pup}, n.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The young of a canine animal, esp. of the common dog; a whelp. [1913 Webster] 2. A name of contemptuous reproach for a conceited and impertinent …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• puppy love — n [U] a young person s romantic love for someone, which other people do not think is serious ▪ a bad case of puppy love …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• puppy\ love — • puppy love • calf love noun informal the first love of very young people. When John and Mary began going around together in junior high school, their parents said it was just puppy love …   Словарь американских идиом

• puppy love — is love between two very young people …   The small dictionary of idiomes

• puppy love — puppy ,love noun uncount love that a young boy and girl feel for each other that does not last …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English