pup

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpʌp/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/pʌp/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pup)

Inflections of 'pup' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
pups
v 3rd person singular
pupping
v pres p
pupped
v past
pupped
v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
pup /pʌp/USA pronunciation   n., v., pupped, pup•ping. 
n. [countable]
  1. a young dog;
    puppy.
  2. Zoologythe young of certain other animals, as the rat or fur seal.

v. [no object]
  1. to give birth to pups.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pup  (pup),USA pronunciation n., v., pupped, pup•ping. 
n. 
  1. a young dog;
    puppy.
  2. Zoologythe young of certain other animals, as the rat or fur seal.
  3. Plant Biologya small plant developing as an offshoot from a mature plant.

v.i. 
  1. to give birth to pups.
  • apocopated variant of puppy 1580–90

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pup /pʌp/ n
    • a young dog, esp when under one year of age; puppy
    • the young of various other animals, such as the seal
  2. in pup ⇒ (of a bitch) pregnant
  3. informal chiefly Brit derogatory a conceited young man (esp in the phrase young pup)
  4. sell someone a pup ⇒ to swindle someone by selling him or her something worthless
 vb (pups, pupping, pupped)
  1. (of dogs, seals, etc) to give birth to (young)
Etymology: 18th Century: back formation from puppy
'pup' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
puppy - finger puppet - hand puppet - hush puppy - hybrid - nose - pupate - pupfish - puppet - puppet show - puppy dog - puppy love - pup tent - sand puppy - shelter tent

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