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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Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 29 Sep. 2025
Watching her and her puppies thrive was incredible.
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His 18-month-old puppy Thumbelina was found alive onboard and taken to a shelter on the island, according to The Telegraph.
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Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 29 Sep. 2025
Watching her and her puppies thrive was incredible.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
His 18-month-old puppy Thumbelina was found alive onboard and taken to a shelter on the island, according to The Telegraph.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
But Pike’s seemingly inescapable fate doesn’t stop them from adopting a puppy or having a child.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for puppy
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“Puppy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/puppy. Accessed 6 Oct. 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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