Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [puhp-ee]
- /ˈpʌp i/
- /ˈpʌp.i/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [puhp-ee]
- /ˈpʌp i/
Definitions of puppy word
- noun plural puppy a young dog, especially one less than a year old. 1
- noun plural puppy Fox Hunting. a foxhound that has hunted regularly for less than one season. 1
- noun plural puppy pup (def 2). 1
- noun plural puppy a presuming, conceited, or empty-headed young man. 1
- noun puppy foolish young man 1
- countable noun puppy A puppy is a young dog. 0
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Origin of puppy
First appearance:
before 1480 One of the 25% oldest English words
1480-90; earlier popi. See puppet, -y2
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Puppy
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
puppy popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
puppy usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for puppy
noun puppy
- bowwow — the bark of a dog, or a sound in imitation of it
- bowwows — the bark of a dog.
- boy — A boy is a child who will grow up to be a man.
- daisies — any of various composite plants the flowers of which have a yellow disk and white rays, as the English daisy and the oxeye daisy.
- daisy — A daisy is a small wild flower with a yellow centre and white petals.
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