1
: a young dog
also
: one of the young of various animals (such as a seal or rat)
2
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Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Partygoers headed to the Fireshade Room for cocktail hour and the reception, where there were speciality drink menus featuring the bride and groom's pups, Frankie and Ted.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Tim Grierson, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
The Seal Society was instrumental in the city’s decision in 2014 to close the beach at La Jolla’s Children’s Pool to the public from Dec. 15 to May 15 annually to keep humans and harbor seals separated during the seals’ pupping season.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2025
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Noun
The animal shelter also set up vet appointments for the pups to receive vaccinations and spay and neuter appointments, which are done at the rescue facility at no cost to the foster.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Partygoers headed to the Fireshade Room for cocktail hour and the reception, where there were speciality drink menus featuring the bride and groom's pups, Frankie and Ted.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
At first, this looks like just another mismatched cop thriller, with Denzel as the street-smart veteran teaching young pup Ethan Hawke a few tricks.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
The Seal Society was instrumental in the city’s decision in 2014 to close the beach at La Jolla’s Children’s Pool to the public from Dec. 15 to May 15 annually to keep humans and harbor seals separated during the seals’ pupping season.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2025
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“Pup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pup. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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