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- [puhp-ee]
- /ˈpʌp i/
- /ˈpʌp.i/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [puhp-ee]
- /ˈpʌp i/
Definitions of puppies word
- noun plural puppies a young dog, especially one less than a year old. 1
- noun plural puppies Fox Hunting. a foxhound that has hunted regularly for less than one season. 1
- noun plural puppies pup (def 2). 1
- noun plural puppies a presuming, conceited, or empty-headed young man. 1
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Origin of puppies
First appearance:
before 1480 One of the 25% oldest English words
1480-90; earlier popi. See puppet, -y2
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Parts of speech for Puppies
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
puppies popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% 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".
puppies usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for puppies
noun puppies
- daisies — any of various composite plants the flowers of which have a yellow disk and white rays, as the English daisy and the oxeye daisy.
- doggies — Plural form of doggie.
- featherweights — Plural form of featherweight.
- fidos — Plural form of fido.
- gamins — Plural form of gamin.
Top questions with puppies
- when does puppies open their eyes?
- when do puppies start walking?
- how long does it take a dog to have puppies?
- when do puppies open their eyes?
- how to make hush puppies?
- how to stop puppies from biting?
- what are hush puppies?
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