puppy love

Definition of puppy love

: transitory love or affection felt by a child or adolescent

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Recent Examples on the Web To a 15-year-old learning about puppy love, this set was my Bible. — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, "Doc's Morning Line: Let's not portray the Bengals as benevolent in the Dalton situation," 4 May 2020 Disney released a new photo Tuesday of the animal couple in puppy love on the fall issue of Disney Twenty-Three magazine. — Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com, "Disney Gives Sneak Peek of Live-Action Lady and the Tramp with New Adorable Photo," 14 Aug. 2019 Now, Wynn is set up in the social workers office and on-call for staffers who need some puppy love to relieve stress. — Amanda Jackson, CNN, "A therapy dog brings comfort to ER doctors on the frontlines," 26 Mar. 2020 There are multiple sites with others looking for puppy love. — Rosemary Donahue, Allure, "Lex Is the Lesbian and Queer Dating App That Puts Language First," 24 Feb. 2020 Disney is releasing a live-action remake of Lady and the Tramp — the 1955 film all about true puppy love. — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, "First Look: See the Canine Cast Starring in the Live-Action Lady and the Tramp Remake," 8 Aug. 2019 So yeah, puppy love was an undiscovered emotion to me. — BostonGlobe.com, "I grew up deathly afraid of dogs. I had my reasons. Dogs were fond of biting me. Like I need another reason?," 24 Oct. 2019 Monte's on-screen puppy love will be a Cocker Spaniel starring as Lady and voiced by Tessa Thompson. — Fox News, "'Lady and the Tramp' remake casts shelter dog in lead role," 21 Aug. 2019 That, for me, is praise for a work of art that’s as close to puppy love as this grizzled, jaded old WASP will ever feel. — Brian T. Allen, National Review, "Dog Days of Summer? Visit the New Museum of the Dog," 24 Aug. 2019

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“Puppy love.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/puppy%20love. Accessed 13 Jul. 2020.

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