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puppy love

 
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n.
Adolescent love or infatuation.


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Also, calf love. Adolescent love or infatuation, especially one that is not expected to last, as in Beth is besotted with him, but we think it's just puppy love, or He's got a bad case of calf love. [First half of 1800s]


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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: temporary love of an adolescent
  Synonyms: puppy love, crush, infatuation


 
 

 

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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
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