1
: a young dog
also
: one of the young of various animals (such as a seal or rat)
2
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Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 19 July 2025
While many dogs thrive in social environments, not all pups are natural extroverts.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025
Emese MacZko, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Visiting Point Reyes in spring coincides with the final weeks of elephant seal pupping season, meaning the highest number of pups on the beaches.
—Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
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Noun
Video footage shows the 9-week-old pups named Bruce, Betsy, Bronte and Barkley visiting the Sea Life Sydney Aquarium in Australia and observing the marine life there.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 19 July 2025
While many dogs thrive in social environments, not all pups are natural extroverts.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025
Verb
Watching Baby Elephant Seals At Point Reyes National Seashore
March marks the final weeks of elephant seal pupping season, which means this is the time when visitors can see the most baby seals on the beaches of Point Reyes National Seashore.
—Emese MacZko, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Visiting Point Reyes in spring coincides with the final weeks of elephant seal pupping season, meaning the highest number of pups on the beaches.
—Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
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“Pup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pup. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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