puppy
/ˈpʌpi/
nounverb
A young rat.
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Noun 3 meanings
A young rat.
A young seal.
A dog with a youthful appearance, or any dog.
Verb 1 meaning
To bring forth whelps or give birth to pups.
Where it comes from
Etymology
From earlier puppie (“a woman's pet dog”), of uncertain origin, but probably from Middle English *puppee, *poupee, from Old French poupée, popée (“a doll; puppet”). More at puppet. Mostly displaced native Middle English whelp (“puppy”), from Old English hwelp, whence Modern English whelp and whelpie.
Similar and opposite words
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PUPPY at a glance
PUPPY has 5 letters and scores 14 points in Scrabble (P 3 + U 1 + P 3 + P 3 + Y 4) and 17 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,062 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with puppy
All rhymesOne letter away
- POPPY14
- PAPPY14
- PEPPY14
- GUPPY13
- PULPY12
- CUPPY14
- DUPPY13
- PIPPY14
- YUPPY15
- BUPPY14
- PURPY12
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