pup

1 young of any of various canines such as a dog or wolf [syn: whelp]

2 an inexperienced young person [syn: puppy] v : birth; "the dog whelped" [syn: whelp] [also: pupping, pupped]

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ʌp

Noun

1. A young dog, wolf, fox, seal, shark and some other animals.

   The dog has had that bed since he was just a pup.

2. A young, inexperienced person.

   The new teacher is a mere pup.

3. Any dog that you believe is cute, regardless of age.

   My pup likes to run as fast as he can (indoors), yet cannot always stop in time!

Translations

• Russian: щенок (schenok) (1,2)

Verb

1. To give birth to pups.

Translations

• Russian: щениться (schenit'sya)

See also

• puppy
• pup tent

Amanab

Noun

pup

1. broom

Pup may refer to:

In zoology

• Puppies, young dogs
  • other young members of the Canidae family

• Any dog that you believe is "cute", regardless of age.

In other fields

• Sopwith Pup, an aircraft used by the British in World War I
• Beagle Pup, a 1960s British light aircraft
• Michael Clarke (cricketer), an Australian cricketer nicknamed "Pup"
• Puppis, a constellation, abbreviated as "Pup"
• Pups (film), a 1999 film
• Pup (manufacturer), a manufacturer of automobiles
• pup, the package updater (GUI front-end for YUM in Linux computing)

See also

• PUP

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