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Pups

/pʌps/

A young dog, wolf, fox, seal, or shark, or the young of certain other animals.

📖 Definitions of "Pups"

noun
  1. 1

    A young dog, wolf, fox, seal, or shark, or the young of certain other animals.

    "The dog has had that bed since he was just a pup."

  2. 2

    A young, inexperienced person.

    "The new teacher is a mere pup."

  3. 3

    Any cute dog, regardless of age.

    "My pup likes to run as fast as he can, yet cannot always stop in time!"

  4. 4

    A short semi-trailer used jointly with a dolly and another semi-trailer to create a twin trailer.

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whelpnounA young offspring of a various carnivores (canid, ursid, felid, pinniped), especially of a dog or a wolf, the young of a bear or similar mammal (lion, tiger, seal); a pup, wolf cub.
puppynounA young dog, especially before sexual maturity (12–18 months)
babiesnoun"Babies" is a song written and released by British rock group Pulp.
babynounA very young human, particularly from birth to a couple of years old or until walking is fully mastered.
calvesnounA young cow or bull of any bovid, such as domestic cattle or buffalo.
chicksnoun(colloquial) An attractive, young woman; or, more generally, a woman.
cubsnoun(baseball) The team The Chicago Cubs.
femalesnounthe 2019 debut book by writer Andrea Long Chu.
hatchlingsnounA newly hatched bird, reptile or other animal that has emerged from an egg.
infantsnoun(UK, Australia) The section of a primary school for the education of younger children, typically the classes of reception or kindergarten and years (grades) one and two.
kidsa 1995 American drama film directed by Larry Clark in his directorial debut and written by Harmony Korine in his screenwriting debut.
littlesnoun(philosophy) Something of the smallest possible extent; an indivisible unit.
neonatesnounA newborn infant; recently born baby.
newbornnounA recently born baby.
newbornsnounA recently born baby.
profilesnoun(countable) The outermost shape, view, or edge of an object.
puppiesnounA young dog, especially before sexual maturity (12–18 months)
sealsnounAn unincorporated community in Georgia, United States.
whitecoatsnounA new-born baby harp or grey seal before its fur becomes grey, normally around 12 days old.
youngnoun(often as if a plural noun) Offspring, especially the immature offspring of animals.

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