plural puppies
1
: a young domestic dog
specifically
: one less than a year old
2
: baby sense 4
a computer that is one fast puppy
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Our dog just had four puppies.
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All available dogs, puppies, cats and kittens will be spayed or neutered, microchipped and vaccinated, according to the release.
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Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 31 July 2025
And for one owner, waking up to their puppy's enthusiastic tail taps has become the highlight of her day.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
The new red wolves include one adolescent female named Hope and three male puppies named Blaze, Cinder and Ash.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
The officer found a puppy dead in a crate in what the police said was the bedroom of the woman later arrested.
—Ethan Wolin
july 25, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2025
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Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 31 July 2025
And for one owner, waking up to their puppy's enthusiastic tail taps has become the highlight of her day.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
The new red wolves include one adolescent female named Hope and three male puppies named Blaze, Cinder and Ash.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
The officer found a puppy dead in a crate in what the police said was the bedroom of the woman later arrested.
—Ethan Wolin
july 25, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2025
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“Puppy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/puppy. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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puppy
noun
pup·py
ˈpəp-ē 
plural puppies
: a young domestic dog
especially
: one less than a year old
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