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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Impulsively adopting Yuri as a puppy, however, awakens some level of maternal instinct in her; the two are devoted, until Yuri runs away one New Year’s Eve, seemingly spooked by fireworks.
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 20 May 2026
Rarely seen without his small dog Lola, Oli feels like a lost puppy himself.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 20 May 2026
Zero gave birth to eight puppies before she and her pups were reunited with owner and trainer Kim Lark.
—Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 17 May 2026
Top dry food for small puppies This puppy blend is for small breed puppies with a likely adult size of 9 to 22 pounds.
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 20 May 2026
Rarely seen without his small dog Lola, Oli feels like a lost puppy himself.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 20 May 2026
Zero gave birth to eight puppies before she and her pups were reunited with owner and trainer Kim Lark.
—Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 17 May 2026
Top dry food for small puppies This puppy blend is for small breed puppies with a likely adult size of 9 to 22 pounds.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 14 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for puppy
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“Puppy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/puppy. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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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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