pup

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [puhp]
- /pʌp/
- /pʌp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [puhp]
- /pʌp/

Definitions of pup word

noun pup a young dog; puppy. 1
noun pup the young of certain other animals, as the rat or fur seal. 1
noun pup a small plant developing as an offshoot from a mature plant. 1
verb without object pup to give birth to pups. 1
abbreviation PUP puppy 1
noun pup young seal 1

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Origin of pup

First appearance:

before 1580

One of the 35% oldest English words

First recorded in 1580-90; apocopated variant of puppy

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Parts of speech for Pup

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Pup

pup popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for pup

noun pup

bowwow — the bark of a dog, or a sound in imitation of it
bowwows — the bark of a dog.
canine — Canine means relating to dogs.
coyote — A coyote is a small wolf which lives in the plains of North America.
dickens — Charles (John Huffam), pen name Boz. 1812–70, English novelist, famous for the humour and sympathy of his characterization and his criticism of social injustice. His major works include The Pickwick Papers (1837), Oliver Twist (1839), Nicholas Nickleby (1839), Old Curiosity Shop (1840–41), Martin Chuzzlewit (1844), David Copperfield (1850), Bleak House (1853), Little Dorrit (1857), and Great Expectations (1861)

All 18 Synonyms of pup

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