puppy

n., pl. -pies.

A young dog; a pup.

[Middle English popi, small pet dog, perhaps from Anglo-Norman poppe, doll, from Vulgar Latin *puppa, from Latin pūpa, girl, doll.]

noun

An insignificant but arrogant and obnoxious young person: pup. Informal squirt. Slang twerp. See youth/age/maturity.

The young of the canine species; usually used up to the age of 12 months.

• fading p. syndrome — see fading kitten/puppy syndrome.
• p. pyoderma — see impetigo.
• p. strangles — see juvenile pyoderma.
• p. walker — a person who cares for a puppy during its formative stage, from weaning to about a year of age. A practice with dogs destined for the hunt or as guide dogs for the blind.

IN BRIEF: n. - A young dog; An inexperienced young person.

There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face. — Ames Williams

Dansk (Danish)
n. - hvalp

idioms:

• puppy fat    hvalpefedt
• puppy love    pubertetssværmeri

Nederlands (Dutch)
jong hondje

Français (French)
n. - chiot

idioms:

• puppy fat    rondeur de l'enfance
• puppy love    amour d'adolescent

Deutsch (German)
n. - Welpe, Hundejunges

idioms:

• puppy fat    Babyspeck
• puppy love    Jugendschwärmerei

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κουτάβι, κουταβάκι, σκυλάκι, (καθομ.) παιδαρέλι

idioms:

• puppy fat    μωρουδιακό πάχος
• puppy love    νεανικός/παιδικός έρωτας

Italiano (Italian)
cucciolo

idioms:

• puppy fat    pinguedine infantile
• puppy love    cotta, amore adolescente

Português (Portuguese)
n. - cãozinho (m), peralta (m)

idioms:

• puppy fat    gordurinha de bebê
• puppy love    namoro de criança

Русский (Russian)
щенок

idioms:

• puppy fat    детская припухлость
• puppy love    детская влюбленность, мальчишеское увлечение

Español (Spanish)
n. - cachorro, perrito

idioms:

• puppy fat    gordura infantil
• puppy love    amor de jóvenes

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - (hund)valp, snorvalp, stropp, glop

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
小狗, 自负的青年, 小动物

idioms:

• puppy fat    儿童和青少年时期暂时的肥胖
• puppy love    青春期爱情, 早年初恋

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 小狗, 自負的青年, 小動物

idioms:

• puppy fat    兒童和青少年時期暫時的肥胖
• puppy love    青春期愛情, 早年初戀

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 강아지, 건방진 애송이

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 子犬, 子, 青二才

idioms:

• puppy fat    おさな太り
• puppy love    幼な恋

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) كلب صغير, جرو‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮כלבלב, גור, טיפש, שחצן‬

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