Definition of puppy love
: transitory love or affection felt by a child or adolescent
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There are bouts of puppy love (and more intense crushes), plenty of witty garbles from Sunny, and some Broadway-worthy performances from Harris (the end of episode three might be the grandest of them all).
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Ohio's feeling the puppy love -- the state may soon name the Labrador retriever as its official dog.
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An Idaho family was feeling no puppy love for the carrier after a Delta flight mix-up delivered the wrong dog, and sent their new puppy on a cross-country adventure across three cities.
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The designers will also be doing an appearance at Saks Fifth Avenue on March 13 from 6:30–7:30 p.m. McCollough and Hernandez spoke to the Cut about their favorite scents including baby powder, New Mexico incense, and puppy love.
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Basically, everything up to 17 is either puppy love or cause for a criminal investigation.
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Fans exploded on Twitter over the news of the puppy love, and expressed every emotion from shock over the unlikely pairing to playful jokes on adult investment in a teenage relationship.
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And the wide-eyed, owl-like porgs that populate Luke's island seem reverse-engineered to elicit immediate puppy love in the audience.
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Some might say there's no love like puppy love, and this 2-year-old golden retriever named Rosie has a huge case of it—for her own nine puppies.
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First Known Use of puppy love
1823
PUPPY LOVE Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of puppy love for English Language Learners
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: romantic love that is felt by a child or teenager and that is not considered by adults to be real love
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