pup
/pʌp/noun, verb1 syllable
Pup means: young of any of various canines such as a dog or wolf.
Synonyms for pup2
noun, as in young of any of various canines such as a dog or wolf
whelp
noun, as in an inexperienced young person
verb, as in give birth to (a puppy)
whelp
What does pup mean?3
noun
1
young of any of various canines such as a dog or wolf
2
an inexperienced young person
verb
1
give birth to (a puppy)“the dog whelped”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with pup?4
Pup in a sentence
- Could anything be more beautiful than a furry seal pup, white as snow?carlosalberto
- My pup took a marrow-bone and sat mousy-quiet in a corner.cheryl_kannan
- Sami's dog gave birth to a litter of pups.OsoHombre
- Don't worry. I'll keep one of my dog's pups for you.AsaeP
- The pup snapped at my hand.sundown
- We were given a wolf pup.rul
- An otter's offspring are called pups.Vanilla
- But the truth about the cat and the pup is this: They ate each other up!Hybrid
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Forms of pup
as a noun
- plural
- pups
as a verb
- past tense
- pupped
- present participle
- pupping
- third-person singular
- pups
- past participle
- pupped