plural puppies
1
: a young domestic dog
specifically
: one less than a year old
2
: baby sense 4
a computer that is one fast puppy
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Our dog just had four puppies.
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Several dogs, including puppies, were rescued from the home.
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Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
Last, but not least, is Moose, a 10-year-old Scottie mix, who still has nothing but puppy energy and a healing heart.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
The puppy wore a pale pink sweater in the recent photos.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025
Riverside Church, too, was supersized by steel, the product that grew stronger at the speed of a growing puppy, allowing buildings to put on ever more muscle and height.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 3 Dec. 2025
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Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
Last, but not least, is Moose, a 10-year-old Scottie mix, who still has nothing but puppy energy and a healing heart.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
The puppy wore a pale pink sweater in the recent photos.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025
Riverside Church, too, was supersized by steel, the product that grew stronger at the speed of a growing puppy, allowing buildings to put on ever more muscle and height.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 3 Dec. 2025
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“Puppy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/puppy. Accessed 10 Dec. 2025.
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puppy
noun
pup·py
ˈpəp-ē 
plural puppies
: a young domestic dog
especially
: one less than a year old
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