1
: a young dog
also
: one of the young of various animals (such as a seal or rat)
2
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Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 31 July 2025
Initially, the plan was to welcome a new pup to his pack before Vinnie and Risa died, but the timing didn't work out.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 30 July 2025
Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2025
Watching Baby Elephant Seals At Point Reyes National Seashore
March marks the final weeks of elephant seal pupping season, which means this is the time when visitors can see the most baby seals on the beaches of Point Reyes National Seashore.
—Emese MacZko, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Today's talkers This pup braved rising waters inside a flooded apartment.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 31 July 2025
Initially, the plan was to welcome a new pup to his pack before Vinnie and Risa died, but the timing didn't work out.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 30 July 2025
Verb
The Seal Society was instrumental in the city’s decision in 2014 to close the beach at La Jolla’s Children’s Pool to the public from Dec. 15 to May 15 annually to keep humans and harbor seals separated during the seals’ pupping season.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2025
Watching Baby Elephant Seals At Point Reyes National Seashore
March marks the final weeks of elephant seal pupping season, which means this is the time when visitors can see the most baby seals on the beaches of Point Reyes National Seashore.
—Emese MacZko, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Pup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pup. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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